BETHORN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BETHORN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BETHORN?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BETHORN is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BETHORN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bethornsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BETHORN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BETHORN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does BETHORN mean in Scrabble?
verb
rarearchaic
To cover or fill something with thorns.
Bethorn is a rare poetic verb that adds be- to thorn, giving a picture of a place bristling with spikes. It is mostly a curiosity from older verse and has no common modern use.
How BETHORN is used
Rare in modern English, found in old or highly poetic writing about thorny growth.
- Wild brambles bethorn the hillside every summer.
- The legend says a witch could bethorn a whole garden overnight.
- Farmers once chose to bethorn the hedge to keep animals out.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BETHORN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BETHORN
3 longer words begin with BETHORN.
Shorter words from the letters in BETHORN
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Common questions about BETHORN
- Is BETHORN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BETHORN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BETHORN worth?
- BETHORN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BETHORN mean?
- To cover or fill something with thorns.
- What letters can be added to BETHORN?
- BETHORN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BETHORN:
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