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Is BETA a Scrabble Word?

Yes, BETA is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as a noun and an adjective, most often meaning “the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet”.

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Is BETA a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. BETA is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends, and it has 3 anagrams: BEAT, BATE, ABET.

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Letters
4
Scrabble
6 pts
Words With Friends
7 pts
Anagrams
3
Familiarity
99th percentile

BETA meaning and definition

BETA has 4 common senses and works as a noun and an adjective. The most common meaning is listed first.

BETA as a noun

  1. The 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
  2. Beets.

BETA as an adjective

  1. Second in order of importance.
  2. Preliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware product.

BETA Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

BETA scores 6 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is B, worth 3 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
B34
E11
T11
A11
Total67

BETA on premium squares

On a double word square BETA scores 12 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 18. Putting B on a triple letter square instead adds 6 points. Its face value is low, so placement matters more than the tiles: land it across a word square to make it pay. At 4 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Rearranging the letters of BETA

3 words use exactly the same 4 letters as BETA. See all anagrams of BETA.

Unscramble BETA: 17 words from its letters

The letters B, E, T, A make 17 shorter words, up to 3 letters long. Most common first.

  • be4
  • bat5
  • bet5
  • eat3
  • tea3
  • ab4
  • at2
  • ba4
  • eta3
  • tab5
  • te2
  • ate3
  • ea2
  • ta2
  • ae2
  • et2
  • tae3

Words like BETA

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

Change one letter in BETA

  • seta4
  • bema8
  • beth9
  • bota6
  • geta5
  • zeta13
  • bete6
  • bets6
  • feta7
  • keta8
  • meta6
  • weta7

Add one letter to BETA

  • betas7
  • betta7

Remove one letter from BETA

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BETA word facts

BETA is a 4-letter word with 4 distinct letters: 2 vowels (E and A) and 2 consonants. It starts with B and ends with A. By corpus frequency, BETA is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters B, E, T, A on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 4 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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BETA Scrabble word FAQ

Is BETA a Scrabble word?

Yes. BETA is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does BETA mean?

BETA is used as a noun and an adjective. Its most common meaning is “the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet”.

How many points is BETA worth in Scrabble?

BETA is worth 6 points in Scrabble: B (3) + E (1) + T (1) + A (1). On a double word square it scores 12, and on a triple word square 18.

How many points is BETA in Words With Friends?

BETA is worth 7 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

What are the anagrams of BETA?

BETA has 3 anagrams: BEAT, BATE, ABET. Each uses exactly the same letters.

What words can you make from the letters in BETA?

You can make 17 shorter words from the letters in BETA, including BE, BAT, BET and EAT.

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