BETON is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BETON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BETON?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BETON is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BETON
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BETON scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BETON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,892.
What does BETON mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Concrete, especially as the term is used in continental European engineering and architectural writing; reinforced concrete is often called beton arme.
English engineering and architecture texts sometimes borrow beton directly from French and German rather than translating it, particularly when discussing continental building practice or twentieth-century architectural movements. The compound beton brut, meaning raw or unfinished concrete left exposed rather than painted or clad, became closely associated with the mid-century architectural style later nicknamed Brutalism. Ordinary English writing almost always prefers the plain word concrete, so beton turns up mainly in specialist or historical discussion rather than in everyday description of a driveway or a wall.
How BETON is used
A specialist term from architecture and engineering writing, used when discussing continental European building practice rather than everyday construction.
- The architect praised the raw beton of the unfinished facade.
- Engineering reports from the period still use beton rather than concrete.
- The museum wing was built almost entirely of exposed beton.
- Reinforced beton allowed for taller, thinner columns than older methods.
- Critics of the style complained that so much beton made the building feel cold.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BETON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BETON
The 5 tiles of BETON in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BETON
3 longer words begin with BETON.
Shorter words from the letters in BETON
Common questions about BETON
- Is BETON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BETON, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BETON worth?
- BETON is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BETON mean?
- Concrete, especially as the term is used in continental European engineering and architectural writing; reinforced concrete is often called beton arme.
- What letters can be added to BETON?
- BETON takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BETON:
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