Is BENEFICIARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BENEFICIARY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BENEFICIARY mean?
- noun
the recipient of funds or other benefits
- noun
the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
- adjective
having or arising from a benefice
“a beneficiary baron”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + F (4) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 21 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 BENEFICIARY
BENEFICIARY 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 BENEFICIARY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- carnify15
- benefic14
- biface13
- fabric13
- beefy13
- fancy13
- farcy13
- beanery12
- biryani12
- faience12
- fancier12
- fiancee12
- aerify12
- finery12
- cyber12
- fyce12
- carbine11
- barney11
- binary11
- brainy11
- byrnie11
- cairny11
- carney11
- enface11
- eyebar11
- farcie11
- fencer11
- fiacre11
- fiance11
- fibrin11
- fierce11
- nearby11
- reface11
- ribeye11
- faery11
- fairy11
- ferny11
- feyer11
- fiery11
- reefy11
- reify11
- caribe10
- barfi10
- barny10
- barye10
- bayer10
- beery10
- brief10
- briny10
- carny10
- facer10
- farce10
- farci10
- fence10
- fiber10
- fibre10
- ficin10
- finca10
- franc10
- inbye10
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