Is BEFOULS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BEFOULS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BEFOULS mean?
Befouls is a form of BEFOUL.
- verb
spot, stain, or pollute
“The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + F (4) + O (1) + U (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BEFOULS
BEFOULS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BEFOULS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- befoul11
- boeufs11
- sobful11
- boeuf10
- flubs10
- flub9
- fobs9
- fubs9
- blouse8
- boules8
- obelus8
- floes8
- flues8
- fouls8
- fuels8
- fusel8
- sulfo8
- fob8
- fub8
- blues7
- boles7
- bolus7
- boule7
- bouse7
- lobes7
- lubes7
- feus7
- floe7
- flue7
- flus7
- foes7
- foul7
- fuel7
- fuse7
- self7
- bels6
- blue6
- bole6
- lobe6
- lobs6
- lube6
- obes6
- slob6
- slub6
- efs6
- elf6
- fes6
- feu6
- flu6
- foe6
- fou6
- louse5
- ousel5
- bel5
- bes5
- bos5
- bus5
- lob5
- obe5
- sob5
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