Is BELDAMES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BELDAMES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BELDAMES mean?
Beldames is a form of BELDAME.
- noun
an ugly evil-looking old woman
- noun
a woman of advanced age
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + L (1) + D (2) + A (1) + M (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 BELDAMES
BELDAMES 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 BELDAMES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bedlams12
- beldame12
- beldams12
- ambled11
- beamed11
- bedlam11
- beldam11
- blamed11
- embeds11
- lambed11
- beadles10
- measled10
- ambles10
- blames10
- embed10
- adeems9
- beadle9
- bedels9
- blades9
- bleeds9
- damsel9
- debase9
- edemas9
- lameds9
- medals9
- seabed9
- seamed9
- amble9
- balms9
- beams9
- bemas9
- blame9
- blams9
- lambs9
- mabes9
- abeles8
- measle8
- abled8
- adeem8
- balds8
- baled8
- based8
- beads8
- bedel8
- blade8
- bleed8
- dames8
- deems8
- demes8
- edema8
- lamed8
- meads8
- medal8
- meeds8
- melds8
- sabed8
- balm8
- bams8
- beam8
- bema8
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