Is BE a Scrabble word?
Yes. BE is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.
Meaning The name of the Cyrillic script letter Б / б
Verb 3 meanings
As an auxiliary verb:
“The dog was saved by the boy.”
As a copulative verb:
“There is just one woman in town who can help us.”
As an intransitive lexical verb:
“The Universe has no explanation: it just is.”
Noun 1 meaning
The name of the Cyrillic script letter Б / б
Etymology
From Middle English been (“to be”). See below for more. Further etymology of be and its conjugated forms The various forms have three separate origins, which were mixed together at various times in the history of English.
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BE at a glance
BE has 2 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (B 3 + E 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #17 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
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