BESTIE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BESTIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BESTIE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BESTIE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BESTIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bestiesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BESTIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BESTIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 41,809.
What does BESTIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person's closest and most trusted friend.
Bestie is simply a playful shortening of "best friend", the kind of casual coinage typical of spoken slang and social media rather than formal writing. It carries a warmer, more affectionate tone than the plain phrase, often used between close friends themselves or by others describing an especially tight friendship. The word spread quickly through youth culture and online conversation, though it now turns up in casual speech across a wide range of ages.
How BESTIE is used
Informal and conversational, common in speech, texting, and social media rather than formal writing.
- She called her college roommate her bestie.
- They have been besties since kindergarten.
- He posted a photo with his bestie from the trip.
- My bestie always knows what to say.
- The two became besties after sharing a locker.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BESTIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BESTIE
The 6 tiles of BESTIE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BESTIE
1 longer words begin with BESTIE.
Shorter words from the letters in BESTIE
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Common questions about BESTIE
- Is BESTIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BESTIE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BESTIE worth?
- BESTIE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BESTIE mean?
- A person's closest and most trusted friend.
- What letters can be added to BESTIE?
- BESTIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BESTIE:
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