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Besmirches

b 3e 1s 1m 3i 1r 1c 3h 4e 1s 1

About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Less common · third-person singular form of besmirch

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

What does besmirches mean?

verb

  1. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

    “The journalists have defamed me!”

    Synonymsdefameslandersmirchaspersedenigrate

  2. smear so as to make dirty or stained

    Synonymssmirch

Definitions shown for besmirch, the base form of besmirches.

Is BESMIRCHES 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 BESMIRCHES worth?

Scrabble

19 pts
b 3e 1s 1m 3i 1r 1c 3h 4e 1s 1

Words With Friends

21 pts
b 4e 1s 1m 4i 1r 1c 4h 3e 1s 1

Wordfeud

21 pts
b 4e 1s 1m 3i 1r 1c 4h 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
b 4e 1s 1m 3i 1r 1c 3h 3e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in BESMIRCHES

Words that end like BESMIRCHES

Common words that share the ending -IRCHES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

birches
All words ending in -IRCHES

Besmirches: quick answers

Is BESMIRCHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BESMIRCHES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 19 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BESMIRCHES worth?
BESMIRCHES scores 19 points in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends, 21 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does besmirches mean?
besmirches is the third-person singular form of besmirch, which means “charge falsely or with malicious intent”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BESMIRCHES?
You can make 388 shorter words from BESMIRCHES, such as BESMIRCH, CHEMISES, CHIMBS, CHIMERES. See the full list.