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Beetles

b 3e 1e 1t 1l 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 7 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of beetle

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does beetles mean?

noun

  1. insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings

  2. a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing

    Synonymsmallet

verb

  1. be suspended over or hang over

    “This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town”

    Synonymsoverhang

  2. fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle

    “He beetled up the staircase”

  3. beat with a beetle

Definitions shown for beetle, the base form of beetles.

Is BEETLES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is BEETLES worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
b 3e 1e 1t 1l 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
b 4e 1e 1t 1l 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

10 pts
b 4e 1e 1t 1l 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
b 4e 1e 1t 1l 2e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BEETLES

Beetles: quick answers

Is BEETLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BEETLES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BEETLES worth?
BEETLES scores 9 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does beetles mean?
beetles is the plural and third-person singular form of beetle, which means “insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BEETLES?
You can make 67 shorter words from BEETLES, such as BEETLE, BELEES, BETELS, BEETS. See the full list.