BESTOWMENT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. BESTOWMENT is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BESTOWMENT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BESTOWMENT is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BESTOWMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bestowmentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BESTOWMENT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BESTOWMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BESTOWMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BESTOWMENT
1 longer words begin with BESTOWMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in BESTOWMENT
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Common questions about BESTOWMENT
- Is BESTOWMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BESTOWMENT is not in it.
- How many points is BESTOWMENT worth?
- BESTOWMENT is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BESTOWMENT?
- BESTOWMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BESTOWMENT:
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