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Is BESMIRCH a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BESMIRCH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BESMIRCH mean?

  1. verb

    charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

    “The journalists have defamed me!”

  2. verb

    smear so as to make dirty or stained

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

17

Scrabble

19

Words With Friends

8

Letters

B (3) + E (1) + S (1) + M (3) + I (1) + R (1) + C (3) + H (4) = 17 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 BESMIRCH

BESMIRCH 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 BESMIRCH

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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