Is BEAM a word?
BEAM is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends, has 4 letters, and can be rearranged into 2 other words, plus 3 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, BEAM is a valid word.
What does beam mean?
noun: a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
BEAM: word details
- Pronunciation: BEEM (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 4 letters, a short word. It is one of 5,469 4-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 8 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 10 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of beam
Shorter words inside beam
Words you can make from the letters of beam.
Solve a whole rack, not just BEAM
BEAM is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does BEAM mean?
BEAM is a noun. It means: a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather.
Is BEAM a valid word?
Yes, BEAM is a valid word. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.