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/biːz/

Is BES a Scrabble word?

Yes. BES is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning Plural of be (“Cyrillic letter”) 2. Alternative form of beth (“Semitic letter”).

Meaning 1 meaning

  1. Plural of be (“Cyrillic letter”) 2. Alternative form of beth (“Semitic letter”).

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

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bes.

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BES at a glance

BES has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (B 3 + E 1 + S 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #31,720 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -BES

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

  • DESCRIBES14
  • TRIBES8
  • TUBES7
  • VIBES10
  • CUBES9
  • PROBES10
  • BABES9
  • ROBES7
  • BRIBES10
  • MICROBES14
  • LOBES7
  • GLOBES9

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