BEV is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. BEV is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 10 points there.
Which word lists accept BEV?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEV is to know. It scores 8 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEV
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bevyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How BEV scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in BEV, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,369.
What does BEV mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A drink, in casual speech.
Bev is clipped from beverage, and the clipping does something the full word cannot: beverage is what a menu says, while a bev is what somebody offers you. It is chiefly British and Australian, and it nearly always means an alcoholic one.
How BEV is used
Countable: a bev, two bevs. Informal.
- A couple of bevs after work and that was the evening.
- He offered a bev and produced a warm can.
- The word bev never appears on a menu.
- Two bevs is one thing and six is another.
- She calls everything a bev, including tea.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEV and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEV
Showing 24 of 35 words that begin with BEV.
Shorter words from the letters in BEV
Common questions about BEV
- Is BEV valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEV, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEV worth?
- BEV is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEV mean?
- A drink, in casual speech.
- What letters can be added to BEV?
- BEV takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of BEV:
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