8-Letter Words With BESM
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With BESM
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With BESM 9 words
How often does BESM appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 eight-letter words containing BESM. They average 14.8 points and the best is BESMIRCH (17 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 14.8
- out of 17 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- H
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- h 33.3%
- s 33.3%
- d 22.2%
Top vowel pairs
- ea11.1%
- oo11.1%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word containing BESM
b 3e 1s 1m 3i 1r 1c 3h 4
B 3 + E 1 + S 1 + M 3 + I 1 + R 1 + C 3 + H 4 = 17 points
- Double word
- 34 pts
- Triple word
- 51 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
besmirch
- verbcharge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone“The journalists have defamed me!”
- verbsmear so as to make dirty or stained
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How many eight-letter words containing BESM are there?
There are 9 eight-letter words containing BESM in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word containing BESM?
BESMIRCH is worth 17 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BESMOKED (17), BESMUTCH (17), BESMOKES (16).
Which rare eight-letter words containing BESM score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include BESMOKED (17), BESMUTCH (17), BESMOKES (16), BESMOOTH (15). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.