Is BESOUGHT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BESOUGHT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BESOUGHT mean?
Besought is a form of BESEECH.
- verb
ask for or request earnestly
“The prophet bid all people to become good persons”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + S (1) + O (1) + U (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) = 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 BESOUGHT
BESOUGHT 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 BESOUGHT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- beshout12
- boughs12
- bought12
- butohs11
- bough11
- outbegs10
- hugest10
- oughts10
- sought10
- toughs10
- beths10
- bhuts10
- butoh10
- outbeg9
- ghost9
- goeth9
- goths9
- ought9
- sough9
- teugh9
- thugs9
- tough9
- beth9
- bhut9
- bosh9
- both9
- bush9
- hobs9
- hubs9
- buteos8
- obtuse8
- begot8
- bogus8
- ethos8
- house8
- shote8
- shout8
- shute8
- south8
- those8
- thous8
- gosh8
- goth8
- gush8
- hogs8
- huge8
- hugs8
- shog8
- sugh8
- thug8
- ughs8
- hob8
- hub8
- togues7
- besot7
- bouse7
- bouts7
- buteo7
- butes7
- tsubo7
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