BESTOW is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BESTOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BESTOW?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BESTOW is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BESTOW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bestowsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BESTOW scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BESTOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 129,346.
What does BESTOW mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To give something of value, such as an honour, a gift or a right, usually from a position of authority.
To bestow is to give in a way that feels ceremonial: a king bestows a title, a university bestows a degree, and a patron may bestow money on a school. The giver is normally senior to the receiver, which is what separates bestow from the plain verb give. Older English also used it for storing or placing something, a sense now almost gone.
How BESTOW is used
Formal; the construction is bestow something on or upon someone.
- The queen will bestow the medal at a small ceremony.
- The college chose to bestow an honorary degree on the author.
- Fortune did not bestow much money on the family, but it gave them each other.
- They bestow great care on every loaf they bake.
- The council may bestow the freedom of the city upon a hero.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BESTOW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BESTOW
The 6 tiles of BESTOW in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BESTOW
9 longer words begin with BESTOW.
Shorter words from the letters in BESTOW
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Common questions about BESTOW
- Is BESTOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BESTOW, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BESTOW worth?
- BESTOW is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BESTOW mean?
- To give something of value, such as an honour, a gift or a right, usually from a position of authority.
- What letters can be added to BESTOW?
- BESTOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BESTOW:
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