Is BESETTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BESETTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BESETTING mean?
Besetting is a form of BESET.
- verb
annoy continually or chronically
“He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked”
- verb
assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards"
- verb
decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 9
B (3) + E (1) + S (1) + E (1) + T (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 BESETTING
BESETTING 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 BESETTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- beignets11
- bettings11
- beigest10
- beignes10
- beignet10
- besting10
- betting10
- begets9
- begins9
- beiges9
- beigne9
- beings9
- binges9
- setting8
- testing8
- bestie8
- betise8
- bitten8
- beget8
- begin8
- beige8
- being8
- binge8
- gibes8
- genets7
- genies7
- gentes7
- ingest7
- seeing7
- signee7
- signet7
- stinge7
- teeing7
- tenges7
- tinges7
- beets7
- benes7
- bents7
- beset7
- bines7
- bints7
- bites7
- bitts7
- begs7
- bigs7
- bing7
- gibe7
- gibs7
- sitten6
- tenesi6
- tenets6
- tentie6
- egest6
- geest6
- genes6
- genet6
- genie6
- gents6
- geste6
- gites6
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