BETRAYAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BETRAYAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BETRAYAL?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BETRAYAL is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BETRAYAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
betrayalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BETRAYAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BETRAYAL, 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 | 2 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BETRAYAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BETRAYAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A breach of trust in which someone is deceived or let down by a person they relied on.
Betrayal can be personal, as between friends, or political, as with treason against a country. What makes a betrayal painful is the earlier trust that it destroys.
How BETRAYAL is used
Betrayal is a common word in fiction, news and everyday talk, often followed by of.
- She felt his silence was a betrayal.
- The betrayal of the secret cost him his friends.
- History remembers the general's betrayal of his king.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BETRAYAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BETRAYAL
The 8 tiles of BETRAYAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BETRAYAL
1 longer words begin with BETRAYAL.
Shorter words from the letters in BETRAYAL
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Common questions about BETRAYAL
- Is BETRAYAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BETRAYAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BETRAYAL worth?
- BETRAYAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BETRAYAL mean?
- A breach of trust in which someone is deceived or let down by a person they relied on.
- What letters can be added to BETRAYAL?
- BETRAYAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BETRAYAL:
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