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Is BESTOWS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BESTOWS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BESTOWS mean?

Bestows is a form of BESTOW.

  1. verb

    present

    “The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated”

  2. verb

    give as a gift

  3. verb

    bestow a quality on

    “Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7

B (3) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + O (1) + W (4) + S (1) = 12 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 BESTOWS

BESTOWS 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 BESTOWS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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