BETROTH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BETROTH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BETROTH?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BETROTH is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BETROTH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
betrothsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BETROTH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BETROTH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 463,182.
What does BETROTH mean in Scrabble?
verb
formalarchaic
To promise or formally engage someone to be married.
Betroth belongs to older ceremonies and legal language, where a family or a couple made a binding promise of marriage. Today it survives mainly in the participle betrothed, which names the person you are engaged to.
How BETROTH is used
Used in formal or historical contexts for arranging or announcing an engagement.
- The king chose to betroth his daughter to a neighbouring prince.
- In the old tale, parents would betroth children at a young age.
- They plan to betroth the couple at the spring festival.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BETROTH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BETROTH
8 longer words begin with BETROTH.
Shorter words from the letters in BETROTH
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Common questions about BETROTH
- Is BETROTH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BETROTH, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BETROTH worth?
- BETROTH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BETROTH mean?
- To promise or formally engage someone to be married.
- What letters can be added to BETROTH?
- BETROTH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BETROTH:
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