BETROTHAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BETROTHAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BETROTHAL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BETROTHAL is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BETROTHAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
betrothalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BETROTHAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BETROTHAL, 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 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BETROTHAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BETROTHAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A formal promise or agreement to marry; an engagement.
The word has a ceremonial, old-fashioned ring and appears in history, religion and period fiction. A betrothal was once a binding contract between families, sometimes arranged long before the wedding itself.
How BETROTHAL is used
Used in formal or historical contexts, often with announce, celebrate or break.
- The betrothal of the prince was announced to the whole kingdom.
- Their betrothal lasted a year before the wedding took place.
- The family held a small feast to mark the betrothal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BETROTHAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BETROTHAL
1 longer words begin with BETROTHAL.
Shorter words from the letters in BETROTHAL
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Common questions about BETROTHAL
- Is BETROTHAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BETROTHAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BETROTHAL worth?
- BETROTHAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BETROTHAL mean?
- A formal promise or agreement to marry; an engagement.
- What letters can be added to BETROTHAL?
- BETROTHAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BETROTHAL:
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