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Is BEARD a Scrabble Word?

Yes, BEARD is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as a noun and a verb, most often meaning “the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face”.

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Is BEARD a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. BEARD is a valid 5-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends, and it has 5 anagrams: BREAD, DEBAR, ARDEB, BARDE, BARED.

Checked against this site’s open English word list. Tournament play uses the official NWL or Collins lists, which can differ on rare words and inflections.

Letters
5
Scrabble
8 pts
Words With Friends
9 pts
Anagrams
5
Familiarity
99th percentile

BEARD meaning and definition

BEARD has 4 common senses and works as a noun and a verb. The most common meaning is listed first.

BEARD as a noun

  1. The hair growing on the lower part of a man's face.
  2. A tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses.
  3. A person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality).

BEARD as a verb

  1. Go along the rim, like a beard around the chin.

BEARD Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

BEARD scores 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is B, worth 3 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
B34
E11
A11
R11
D22
Total89

BEARD on premium squares

On a double word square BEARD scores 16 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 24. Putting B on a triple letter square instead adds 6 points. Its middling value makes it a flexible play for scoring steadily without breaking up a strong rack. At 5 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Anagrams of BEARD

5 words use exactly the same 5 letters as BEARD.

  • bread8
  • debar8
  • ardeb8
  • barde8
  • bared8

Unscramble BEARD: 44 words from its letters

The letters B, E, A, R, D make 44 shorter words, up to 4 letters long. Most common first.

Words like BEARD

One-letter changes to BEARD, useful for word ladders and board hooks.

Change one letter in BEARD

  • board8
  • heard9
  • beare7
  • bears7
  • yeard9

Add one letter to BEARD

  • beards9
  • beardy12
  • beared9

Remove one letter from BEARD

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BEARD word facts

BEARD is a 5-letter word with 5 distinct letters: 2 vowels (E and A) and 3 consonants. It starts with B and ends with D. By corpus frequency, BEARD is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters B, E, A, R, D on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 5 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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BEARD Scrabble word FAQ

Is BEARD a Scrabble word?

Yes. BEARD is a valid 5-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does BEARD mean?

BEARD is used as a noun and a verb. Its most common meaning is “the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face”.

How many points is BEARD worth in Scrabble?

BEARD is worth 8 points in Scrabble: B (3) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2). On a double word square it scores 16, and on a triple word square 24.

How many points is BEARD in Words With Friends?

BEARD is worth 9 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

What are the anagrams of BEARD?

BEARD has 5 anagrams: BREAD, DEBAR, ARDEB, BARDE, BARED. Each uses exactly the same letters.

What words can you make from the letters in BEARD?

You can make 44 shorter words from the letters in BEARD, including BAR, BEAR, BAD and BE.

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