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Began

b 3e 1g 2a 1n 1

About 2 syllables

verb · 5 letters · Very common · past tense of begin

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does began mean?

verb

  1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

    “We began working at dawn”

    Synonymsget downgetstart outstartset about

  2. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense

    “The DMZ begins right over the hill”

    Synonymsstart

  3. set in motion, cause to start

    “The U.S. started a war in the Middle East”

    Synonymslead offstartcommence

  4. begin to speak or say

    “`Now listen, friends', he began”

  5. be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series

    “The number `one' begins the sequence”

  6. have a beginning, of a temporal event

    “WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland”

Definitions shown for begin, the base form of began.

Is BEGAN 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) Yes

BEGAN is also on the original list of Wordle answers.

How many points is BEGAN worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
b 3e 1g 2a 1n 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
b 4e 1g 3a 1n 2

Wordfeud

10 pts
b 4e 1g 3a 1n 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
b 4e 1g 4a 1n 1

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

Words from the letters in BEGAN

Began: quick answers

Is BEGAN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BEGAN is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BEGAN worth?
BEGAN scores 8 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 began mean?
began is the past tense of begin, which means “take the first step or steps in carrying out an action”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BEGAN?
You can make 36 shorter words from BEGAN, such as BANG, BAG, BANE, BEAN. See the full list.