BESTREW is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BESTREW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BESTREW?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BESTREW is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BESTREW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BESTREW scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BESTREW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 421,074.
What does BESTREW mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To cover a surface by scattering things over it.
Bestrew gives a picture of objects spread loosely and widely, such as petals on a path or toys across a floor. It reads as literary, and a writer might choose it over the plainer scatter for a touch of elegance.
How BESTREW is used
Used in descriptive writing for scattering items over a surface or lying scattered across it.
- Children would bestrew the lawn with paper hats after the party.
- Petals bestrew the aisle at every wedding in the village.
- Fallen leaves bestrew the path through the park.
- Wreckage began to bestrew the beach after the storm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BESTREW and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BESTREW
The 7 tiles of BESTREW in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BESTREW
4 longer words begin with BESTREW.
Shorter words from the letters in BESTREW
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Common questions about BESTREW
- Is BESTREW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BESTREW, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BESTREW worth?
- BESTREW is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BESTREW mean?
- To cover a surface by scattering things over it.
- What letters can be added to BESTREW?
- BESTREW takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BESTREW:
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