BETHEL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BETHEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BETHEL?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BETHEL is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BETHEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bethelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BETHEL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BETHEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 188,140.
What does BETHEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A chapel or meeting house, especially one for sailors, or any hallowed spot.
The word comes from a Hebrew phrase meaning house of God, and it was the name Jacob gave to the place where he dreamed of a ladder to heaven. In later English a bethel was a seamen's chapel in a port, and in Britain it was also a name for a nonconformist chapel. Many small chapels still carry Bethel as their own name.
How BETHEL is used
Mostly historical or religious; the lower-case common noun is now uncommon.
- The dockside bethel held a service every Sunday for the crews in port.
- A little stone bethel stood at the end of the lane.
- The sailors gathered in the bethel to give thanks for a safe return.
- The chapel took the name of a bethel from its first congregation.
- He found peace in the old bethel by the harbour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BETHEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BETHEL
1 longer words begin with BETHEL.
Shorter words from the letters in BETHEL
Common questions about BETHEL
- Is BETHEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BETHEL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BETHEL worth?
- BETHEL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BETHEL mean?
- A chapel or meeting house, especially one for sailors, or any hallowed spot.
- What letters can be added to BETHEL?
- BETHEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BETHEL:
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