10-Letter Words Starting With BESM
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 10-Letter Words Starting With BESM
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 10-Letter Words Starting With BESM 9 words
How common is BESM at the start of ten-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 ten-letter words that start with BESM. They average 17.4 points and the best is BESMIRCHED (20 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 17.4
- out of 20 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- D
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- d 33.3%
- g 33.3%
- s 33.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ea22.2%
- 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 ten-letter word that starts with BESM
b 3e 1s 1m 3i 1r 1c 3h 4e 1d 2
B 3 + E 1 + S 1 + M 3 + I 1 + R 1 + C 3 + H 4 + E 1 + D 2 = 20 points
- Double word
- 40 pts
- Triple word
- 60 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
besmirched
Form of 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 ten-letter words that start with BESM are there?
There are 9 ten-letter words that start with 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 ten-letter word that starts with BESM?
BESMIRCHED is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BESMUTCHED (20), BESMIRCHES (19), BESMUTCHES (19).
Which rare ten-letter words that start with BESM score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include BESMUTCHED (20), BESMUTCHES (19), BESMOOTHED (18), BESMUDGING (17). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.