beautiful
BEAUTIFUL means attractive or pleasing to the eye; the nine-letter word scores 14 Scrabble points and has no anagrams.
Adjective 4 meanings
Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.
“Anyone who has ever met her thought she was absolutely beautiful.”
That one likes very much.
“He was a beautiful person; he would drop everything to help you.”
Affording pleasure to any of the senses, especially that of hearing; delightful.
“Beethoven's most beautiful sonata”
Impressing with charm in an intellectual or moral way, through inherent suitability or elegance.
“The skater performed a beautiful axel.”
Noun 1 meaning
Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address.
“The man was faithful to his wife, ignoring the many blonde beautifuls who surrounded him wherever he went.”
Etymology
From Middle English bewteful, beautefull (“attractive to the eye, beautiful”), equivalent to beauty + -ful. In this sense, largely displaced Old English fæġer (whence fair).
Similar and opposite words
BEAUTIFUL is a familiar word with an unusually long spelling: it ranks 574 in the frequency list, with a count of 200,811. Its main use is as an adjective for something that impresses the eye, though it can also describe something you like very much. For word games, its points and letter pattern tell a more surprising story.
BEAUTIFUL at a glance
- BEAUTIFUL has nine letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble before board bonuses.
- Its B is worth 3 points and its F is worth 4; together they supply half the tile score.
- The letters make no anagrams, and no word in the one-letter-neighbour list matches it.
- Its 12 listed rhymes include SUCCESSFUL, POWERFUL, WONDERFUL and USEFUL.
What does BEAUTIFUL mean?
BEAUTIFUL usually describes someone or something that impresses the eye: a beautiful view is visually attractive. It can also mean that you like something very much, so the word applies beyond appearance. That range makes it a common adjective in everyday English, not just a decorative word for scenery.
The definition also gives BEAUTIFUL as a noun for someone who is beautiful, including use as a term of address. That is a less ordinary use than the adjective. In a word game, though, the spelling stays the same: nine letters, with two U tiles and one each of B, E, A, T, I, F and L.
BEAUTIFUL meaning, score and wordplay
The 14-point Scrabble total comes from a 3-point B, a 4-point F and seven 1-point tiles. Those two consonants contribute 7 of the 14 points, so the low-value vowels and other letters make the long word less costly than its length suggests. A premium square under B or F is the scoring opportunity to watch.
The anagram and neighbour counts are both zero, so BEAUTIFUL offers no rearrangement into another listed word and no one-letter swap to extend a word ladder. Rhymes give you more to work with: SUCCESSFUL and POWERFUL share its final sound, while CAREFUL and HELPFUL are shorter, familiar matches. The list is a rhyme aid, not a set of anagrams; check your game's word list for play eligibility.
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