BESTUD is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BESTUD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BESTUD?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BESTUD is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BESTUD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bestudsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BESTUD scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BESTUD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 129,346.
What stands out about BESTUD
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BESTUD mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To set thickly with studs, or with objects that look like them, so that a surface is dotted all over.
Bestud is mostly met in its participle, as in a night sky bestudded with stars or a belt bestudded with silver. It treats the scattered points as if they were metal studs hammered into leather. Writers use it to give a sparkling picture, and the effect is richer than the plain word dotted.
How BESTUD is used
Literary; usually appears as bestudded.
- Frost would bestud the grass by morning.
- The jeweller chose to bestud the crown with small garnets.
- Tiny lamps bestud the hillside at night.
- They planned to bestud the cloak with silver thread.
- Dew began to bestud every spider web.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BESTUD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BESTUD
The 6 tiles of BESTUD in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with BESTUD
3 longer words begin with BESTUD.
Shorter words from the letters in BESTUD
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Common questions about BESTUD
- Is BESTUD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BESTUD, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BESTUD worth?
- BESTUD is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BESTUD mean?
- To set thickly with studs, or with objects that look like them, so that a surface is dotted all over.
- What letters can be added to BESTUD?
- BESTUD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BESTUD:
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