BETHESDA is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BETHESDA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BETHESDA?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BETHESDA is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BETHESDA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bethesdasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BETHESDA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BETHESDA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BETHESDA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BETHESDA mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A chapel or meeting house, especially one belonging to a Nonconformist denomination.
The word comes from the name of a healing pool in Jerusalem mentioned in the New Testament, and many Welsh and English chapels were named after it. In older usage a bethesda could be any such small place of worship.
How BETHESDA is used
Mostly historical or regional, often seen as a chapel name.
- The village bethesda stood beside the slate quarry.
- They married in a plain bethesda with a tin roof.
- Every Sunday the hillside bethesda filled with singing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BETHESDA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BETHESDA
1 longer words begin with BETHESDA.
Shorter words from the letters in BETHESDA
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Common questions about BETHESDA
- Is BETHESDA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BETHESDA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BETHESDA worth?
- BETHESDA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BETHESDA mean?
- A chapel or meeting house, especially one belonging to a Nonconformist denomination.
- What letters can be added to BETHESDA?
- BETHESDA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BETHESDA:
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