BEWIG is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BEWIG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEWIG?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEWIG is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEWIG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bewigsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEWIG scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BEWIG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does BEWIG mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To cover someone's head with a wig.
Bewig describes the act of fitting a wig onto someone, and it is almost always used in its past participle form, bewigged, to describe judges, actors or historical figures shown wearing one. The word carries an old-fashioned flavour, recalling the powdered wigs once worn by lawyers and gentlemen.
How BEWIG is used
Rare and mostly archaic; found almost exclusively as the adjective bewigged rather than as an active verb.
- The costume designer had to bewig every actor playing a judge.
- Portraits from that century often bewig their sitters in elaborate curls.
- A backstage assistant would bewig the leading man before each performance.
- The satirist drew politicians who bewig themselves to look distinguished.
- To bewig the mannequin, the shop assistant fitted a grey curled piece.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEWIG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEWIG
3 longer words begin with BEWIG.
Shorter words from the letters in BEWIG
Common questions about BEWIG
- Is BEWIG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEWIG, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEWIG worth?
- BEWIG is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEWIG mean?
- To cover someone's head with a wig.
- What letters can be added to BEWIG?
- BEWIG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BEWIG:
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