BETEL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BETEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BETEL?
| 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 BETEL is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BETEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
betelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BETEL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BETEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 23,765.
What does BETEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
The heart-shaped leaf of a tropical vine, chewed together with sliced areca nut and a little lime as a mild stimulant across South and Southeast Asia.
A betel leaf is normally wrapped around slivers of areca nut and a smear of lime paste to make a small parcel, sometimes called a betel quid, that is chewed rather than swallowed. Regular betel chewing stains the mouth, teeth, and saliva a deep red, a visible sign of the habit found across large parts of South and Southeast Asia for many centuries. Although the areca nut inside the wrapping is the source of the mild stimulant effect, English usage generally lets betel stand for the whole chewed combination as well as for the leaf itself.
How BETEL is used
Encountered mainly in writing about South and Southeast Asian culture, food, and custom, rather than in everyday Western speech.
- Vendors along the street sold small parcels of betel wrapped with areca nut.
- Her teeth were stained red from decades of chewing betel.
- The old market still has stalls devoted entirely to betel and its fillings.
- He offered his guest a betel leaf as a traditional gesture of welcome.
- Betel chewing remains common in rural areas despite health warnings.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BETEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BETEL
3 longer words begin with BETEL.
Shorter words from the letters in BETEL
Common questions about BETEL
- Is BETEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BETEL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BETEL worth?
- BETEL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BETEL mean?
- The heart-shaped leaf of a tropical vine, chewed together with sliced areca nut and a little lime as a mild stimulant across South and Southeast Asia.
- What letters can be added to BETEL?
- BETEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BETEL:
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