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Is BEGAN a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BEGAN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BEGAN mean?

Began is a form of BEGIN.

  1. verb

    take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

    “We began working at dawn”

  2. verb

    have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense

    “The DMZ begins right over the hill”

  3. verb

    set in motion, cause to start

    “The U.S. started a war in the Middle East”

  4. verb

    begin to speak or say

    “`Now listen, friends', he began”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
8
Words With Friends
11
Letters
5

B (3) + E (1) + G (2) + A (1) + N (1) = 8 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 BEGAN

BEGAN 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 BEGAN

The 33 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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