Words That Start With BEK

Q: What is the highest-scoring word that starts with BEK?

BEKNIGHTING is worth 22 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BEKNIGHTED (21), BEKNAVING (19), BEKNIGHTS (19).

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All Words That Start With BEK 19 words

How common is BEK at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 19 words that start with BEK. Most are 8 letters long, they average 16.3 points, the best is BEKNIGHTING (22 points) and 31.6% end in S.

Total words: 19
Most common length: 8 letters; 5 words
Average Scrabble score: 16.3; out of 22 max
Longest word: BEKNIGHTING; 11 letters
Most common ending: S; 31.6% of words

Most common last letters

s 31.6%
d 21.1%
g 21.1%

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Highest-scoring word that starts with BEK

b ₃e ₁k ₅n ₁i ₁g ₂h ₄t ₁i ₁n ₁g ₂

B 3 + E 1 + K 5 + N 1 + I 1 + G 2 + H 4 + T 1 + 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).

beknighting

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

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