BETIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BETIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BETIDE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BETIDE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BETIDE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BETIDE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BETIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 41,809.
What does BETIDE mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaicliterary
To happen to someone, usually as fate or a consequence.
Betide survives chiefly in the warning woe betide, which promises trouble for anyone who ignores a rule, as in woe betide the child who touches the cake. In older writing it could also mean to come to pass, so that a person wished that no harm should betide a friend. The word is formed from be- and the old word tide, meaning time or season.
How BETIDE is used
Almost always in the fixed phrase woe betide.
- Woe betide anyone who wakes the baby.
- What may betide us on the road, none could say.
- The old tale tells what did betide the traveller.
- May good fortune betide you in your new home.
- Woe betide the player who forgets the rules.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BETIDE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BETIDE
2 longer words begin with BETIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in BETIDE
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Common questions about BETIDE
- Is BETIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BETIDE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BETIDE worth?
- BETIDE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BETIDE mean?
- To happen to someone, usually as fate or a consequence.
- What letters can be added to BETIDE?
- BETIDE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BETIDE:
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