Is BESTIRRING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BESTIRRING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BESTIRRING mean?
Bestirring is a form of BESTIR.
- verb
become active
“He finally bestirred himself”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + R (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 BESTIRRING
BESTIRRING 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 BESTIRRING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bringers11
- stringier10
- briniest10
- besting10
- bingers10
- birring10
- bringer10
- igniters9
- rerising9
- resiting9
- restring9
- retiring9
- ringster9
- stingier9
- stirring9
- stringer9
- bitsier9
- briners9
- brinier9
- brinies9
- ribiers9
- stibine9
- begins9
- begirt9
- beings9
- binger9
- binges9
- biting9
- brings9
- gibers9
- grister8
- igniter8
- ignites8
- resting8
- ringers8
- stinger8
- tiering8
- bestir8
- biners8
- binits8
- bister8
- bistre8
- biters8
- brents8
- briers8
- briner8
- brines8
- ribier8
- tribes8
- begin8
- being8
- bergs8
- binge8
- brigs8
- bring8
- giber8
- gibes8
- engirt7
- erring7
- ignite7
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