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Words That Start With BEF

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Popular Words That Start With BEF

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All Words That Start With BEF 87 words

6-Letter Words Starting With BEF 14

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7-Letter Words Starting With BEF 11

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8-Letter Words Starting With BEF 16

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9-Letter Words Starting With BEF 20

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10-Letter Words Starting With BEF 15

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11-Letter Words Starting With BEF 7

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How common is BEF at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 87 words that start with BEF. Most are 9 letters long, they average 15.2 points, the best is BEFLECKING (22 points) and 26.4% end in S.

Total words
87
Most common length
9 letters
20 words
Average Scrabble score
15.2
out of 22 max
Longest word
BEFUDDLEMENTS
13 letters
Most common ending
S
26.4% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 26.4%
  • d 23%
  • g 21.8%

Top vowel pairs

  • ou9.2%
  • ie6.9%
  • ea4.6%

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 word that starts with BEF

b 3e 1f 4l 1e 1c 3k 5i 1n 1g 2

B 3 + E 1 + F 4 + L 1 + E 1 + C 3 + K 5 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 22 points

Double word
44 pts
Triple word
66 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

beflecking

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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How many words that start with BEF are there?

There are 87 words that start with BEF in our combined English word list. The most common length is 9 letters, with 20 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word that starts with BEF?

BEFLECKING is worth 22 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BEFUDDLEMENTS (22), BEFUDDLEMENT (21), BEFLECKED (21).

What are some common words that start with BEF?

Everyday examples include BEFORE, BEFOREHAND, BEFIT, BEFRIEND, BEFALL, BEFALLEN, BEFELL, BEFRIENDED. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

What is the longest word that starts with BEF?

BEFUDDLEMENTS has 13 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, BEFRIENDING (11 letters) is the longest common one.