The word besom is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • besom n. A broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft.
  • besom n. (Scotland, Northern England, derogatory) A troublesome woman.
  • besom n. Any cleansing or purifying agent.

18 valid words from 3 definitions

AGENT ANY BROOM BUNDLE CLEANSING DEROGATORY FROM MADE NORTHERN OF ONTO OR PURIFYING SHAFT TIED TROUBLESOME TWIGS WOMAN

2 invalid words from 3 definitions

ENGLAND SCOTLAND

6 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

BE BES ES OM SO SOM

5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

MO MOS MOSE OS OSE

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

MEBOS MOBES

3 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

BESOT BISOM BOSOM

3 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

BESOMS BESOMED BESOMING

21 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+B BOMBES
+C COMBES
+D DEMOBS
+G EMBOGS
+I BIOMES MOBIES OBEISM
+K EMBOSK KEMBOS
+L MOBLES
+P POMBES
+R BROMES OMBERS OMBRES SOMBER SOMBRE
+S BESOMS EMBOSS
+T EMBOST
+W EMBOWS
+Y MOBEYS

7 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-B EMOS MOES MOSE SOME
-E MOBS
-M OBES
-S MOBE

Scrabble scoring

  • 9 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 498 chance (0.20%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 2334 chance (0.04%).

Other languages

Categories without words

  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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