BETOKEN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BETOKEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BETOKEN?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BETOKEN is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BETOKEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
betokensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BETOKEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BETOKEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 421,074.
What does BETOKEN mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To be a sign of something, or to indicate it in advance.
To betoken is to serve as a token of something, whether present or still to come. Writers use it for omens and for outward signs of feelings. Where signify sounds neutral, betoken carries a faint air of foreshadowing.
How BETOKEN is used
Literary and somewhat formal; betoken often introduces an omen or a sign of what follows.
- Dark clouds seemed to betoken a storm.
- Her smile did betoken good news.
- Such silence could betoken trouble ahead.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BETOKEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BETOKEN
3 longer words begin with BETOKEN.
Shorter words from the letters in BETOKEN
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Common questions about BETOKEN
- Is BETOKEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BETOKEN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BETOKEN worth?
- BETOKEN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BETOKEN mean?
- To be a sign of something, or to indicate it in advance.
- What letters can be added to BETOKEN?
- BETOKEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BETOKEN:
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