BISE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BISE?
| 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 BISE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bisesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BISE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does BISE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A cold, dry north wind that blows across Switzerland and the neighbouring parts of France and Italy, chiefly in winter.
The bise flows down from the north or north-east into the Alpine valleys and along the shores of Lake Geneva, bringing clear skies but often a sharp, biting cold. Because it can persist for days, forecasters and residents of the region name it separately from an ordinary breeze, much as the mistral is named farther south in France.
How BISE is used
Mostly used in writing about the climate or geography of Switzerland and south-eastern France; rare outside that context.
- A bitter bise cut across the lake all afternoon.
- Skiers dread the bise when it sweeps down from the north.
- The vineyards on the slope are sheltered from the worst of the bise.
- Forecasters warned that the bise would keep temperatures low into the weekend.
- Locals wrapped up tightly whenever the bise began to blow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BISE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BISE
23 longer words begin with BISE.
Words ending in BISE
3 words end in BISE. Useful as a back hook: play BISE onto a word already on the board.
Words with BISE inside
14 words contain BISE in the middle. Words that start with BISE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BISE
Common questions about BISE
- Is BISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BISE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BISE worth?
- BISE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BISE mean?
- A cold, dry north wind that blows across Switzerland and the neighbouring parts of France and Italy, chiefly in winter.
- What letters can be added to BISE?
- BISE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BISE:
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