Is BETHESDA a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BETHESDA is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
14
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) + D (2) + A (1) = 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.
Definition
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See the definition of BethesdaHooks for BETHESDA
Single letters that turn BETHESDA 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
Words you can make from BETHESDA
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- beheads13
- bashed12
- bathed12
- behead12
- headset11
- bathes11
- behest11
- thebes11
- bestead10
- debates10
- deaths10
- hasted10
- heated10
- bahts10
- bathe10
- baths10
- beths10
- thebe10
- basted9
- bested9
- debase9
- debate9
- seabed9
- ashed9
- deash9
- death9
- hades9
- hadst9
- hated9
- heads9
- heeds9
- sadhe9
- shade9
- baht9
- bash9
- bath9
- beth9
- based8
- bated8
- beads8
- debts8
- haets8
- haste8
- hates8
- heats8
- sabed8
- sheet8
- these8
- ahed8
- dahs8
- dash8
- edhs8
- hade8
- haed8
- head8
- heed8
- shad8
- shed8
- bah8
- seated7
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