Is BEGGARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BEGGARY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BEGGARY mean?
- noun
a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
- noun
the state of being a beggar or mendicant
“they were reduced to mendicancy”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + G (2) + G (2) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 14 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 BEGGARY
BEGGARY 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 BEGGARY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- braggy13
- baggy12
- bagger10
- beggar10
- barye10
- bayer10
- raggy10
- yerba10
- gaby10
- gybe10
- gayer9
- yager9
- abye9
- bray9
- byre9
- eggy9
- yegg9
- barge8
- gray8
- grey8
- gyre8
- yage8
- aby8
- bay8
- bey8
- bye8
- agger7
- eggar7
- gager7
- aery7
- berg7
- brag7
- eyra7
- garb7
- grab7
- yare7
- year7
- gay7
- gey7
- yag7
- by7
- bare6
- bear6
- brae6
- gage6
- ragg6
- aye6
- bag6
- beg6
- gab6
- ray6
- rya6
- rye6
- yar6
- yea6
- yer6
- ager5
- areg5
- gear5
- rage5
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