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
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
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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