Is BESTOWED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BESTOWED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BESTOWED mean?
Bestowed is a form of BESTOW.
- verb
present
“The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated”
- verb
give as a gift
- verb
bestow a quality on
“Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + O (1) + W (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 BESTOWED
BESTOWED 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 BESTOWED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bedews12
- bowsed12
- dweebs12
- bestow11
- bedew11
- bowed11
- dweeb11
- stewed10
- stowed10
- tweeds10
- bowse10
- bested9
- dowse9
- sewed9
- sowed9
- swede9
- tewed9
- towed9
- tweed9
- weeds9
- bows9
- swob9
- webs9
- bodes8
- debts8
- dobes8
- sweet8
- weest8
- weets8
- dews8
- dows8
- owed8
- weds8
- weed8
- bow8
- web8
- beets7
- beset7
- besot7
- obese7
- beds7
- bode7
- bods7
- debs7
- debt7
- dobe7
- ewes7
- owes7
- owse7
- owts7
- stew7
- stow7
- swot7
- tews7
- tows7
- twee7
- twos7
- wees7
- weet7
- west7
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