BETELNUT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BETELNUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BETELNUT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BETELNUT is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BETELNUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
betelnutsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BETELNUT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BETELNUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BETELNUT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BETELNUT mean in Scrabble?
noun
The seed of the areca palm, chewed in parts of Asia as a mild stimulant.
People wrap a betelnut in a betel leaf with lime and chew it, which stains the mouth red. The habit is widespread in South and Southeast Asia, though it carries known health risks.
How BETELNUT is used
Betelnut names the seed itself, while the leaf it is wrapped in is called betel.
- The vendor sold sliced betelnut from a small wooden stall.
- Chewing betelnut has long been a social custom in the region.
- His teeth were stained red from years of betelnut.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BETELNUT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BETELNUT
1 longer words begin with BETELNUT.
Shorter words from the letters in BETELNUT
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Common questions about BETELNUT
- Is BETELNUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BETELNUT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BETELNUT worth?
- BETELNUT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BETELNUT mean?
- The seed of the areca palm, chewed in parts of Asia as a mild stimulant.
- What letters can be added to BETELNUT?
- BETELNUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BETELNUT:
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