BETRAY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BETRAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BETRAY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BETRAY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BETRAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
betraysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BETRAY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BETRAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does BETRAY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To break the trust of a person or cause, or to reveal something hidden without meaning to.
The main sense is disloyalty: a friend who betrays a secret, a spy who betrays his country, a leader who betrays the voters. A second sense is accidental disclosure, where a shaking hand or a flushed face may betray a feeling the person wished to conceal. The root is the Latin word for handing over, which is why the idea of delivering someone to an enemy lies behind the word.
How BETRAY is used
Used of people, causes and ideals, and also of faces, voices and gestures that give things away.
- He would never betray a friend who had trusted him.
- A slight tremble in her voice began to betray her nerves.
- The soldier was accused of plotting to betray the garrison.
- Do not betray the promise you made at the start.
- His accent could betray where he grew up.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BETRAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BETRAY
The 6 tiles of BETRAY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BETRAY
7 longer words begin with BETRAY.
Shorter words from the letters in BETRAY
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Common questions about BETRAY
- Is BETRAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BETRAY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BETRAY worth?
- BETRAY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BETRAY mean?
- To break the trust of a person or cause, or to reveal something hidden without meaning to.
- What letters can be added to BETRAY?
- BETRAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BETRAY:
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