/bɛl/
noun

Is BEL a Scrabble word?

Yes. BEL is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning A measure of relative power, defined as log₁₀(P ₁/P ₂), where P₁ and P₂ are the measured and reference power respectively.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. A measure of relative power, defined as log₁₀(P ₁/P ₂), where P₁ and P₂ are the measured and reference power respectively.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: bel via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Named after Alexander Graham Bell.

BEL at a glance

BEL has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (B 3 + E 1 + L 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #16,332 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -BEL

More endings

Same last three letters as BEL. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • LABEL7
  • REBEL7
  • ISABEL8
  • LIBEL7
  • BABEL9
  • JEZEBEL25
  • DECIBEL12
  • JEBEL14
  • BARBEL10
  • RUBEL7
  • CORBEL10
  • NEBEL7

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