Is BESTOWAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BESTOWAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BESTOWAL mean?
- noun
the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift
- noun
a gift that is bestowed or conferred
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + O (1) + W (4) + A (1) + L (1) = 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 BESTOWAL
Single letters that turn BESTOWAL into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of BESTOWAL
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BESTOWAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- stowable13
- teabowls13
- sowable12
- teabowl12
- towable12
- belows11
- bestow11
- bowels11
- elbows11
- bawls10
- below10
- blaws10
- blows10
- bowel10
- bowls10
- bowse10
- elbow10
- boatels9
- oblates9
- lowest9
- owlets9
- towels9
- bawl9
- blaw9
- blew9
- blow9
- bowl9
- bows9
- swab9
- swob9
- wabs9
- webs9
- ablest8
- bleats8
- bloats8
- boatel8
- botels8
- lobate8
- oblast8
- oblate8
- stable8
- tables8
- awols8
- lowes8
- lowse8
- owlet8
- swale8
- sweat8
- swole8
- tawse8
- towel8
- twaes8
- wales8
- waste8
- weals8
- welts8
- wetas8
- bow8
- wab8
- web8
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