BETTA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BETTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BETTA?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BETTA is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BETTA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bettasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BETTA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BETTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 23,237.
What does BETTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small, brightly coloured freshwater fish of the genus Betta, especially the Siamese fighting fish, popular in home aquariums and noted for aggressive males.
A male betta will often flare its long fins and attack another male on sight, which is why keepers almost never house two males together and why the fish is sometimes still called by its older name, Siamese fighting fish. Selective breeding for the aquarium trade has produced bettas in an enormous range of fin shapes and colours far removed from the duller wild form found in the rice paddies and slow streams of Southeast Asia. Because a betta can survive in surprisingly little water and even gulp air at the surface, it has long been marketed as an easy first fish for beginners, though it still needs proper care to thrive.
How BETTA is used
A common word among aquarium keepers, referring both to the fish itself and, informally, to the genus as a whole.
- She kept a single betta in a small planted tank on her desk.
- The pet shop sold bettas in a wall of individual cups.
- A male betta flared its fins at its own reflection in the glass.
- Breeders have produced bettas with long, flowing veil tails.
- He warned that two bettas kept together would likely fight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BETTA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BETTA
1 longer words begin with BETTA.
Words ending in BETTA
1 words end in BETTA. Useful as a back hook: play BETTA onto a word already on the board.
Words with BETTA inside
3 words contain BETTA in the middle. Words that start with BETTA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BETTA
Common questions about BETTA
- Is BETTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BETTA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BETTA worth?
- BETTA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BETTA mean?
- A small, brightly coloured freshwater fish of the genus Betta, especially the Siamese fighting fish, popular in home aquariums and noted for aggressive males.
- What letters can be added to BETTA?
- BETTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BETTA:
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