Is BEAMS a word?
BEAMS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends, has 5 letters, and can be rearranged into 2 other words, plus 27 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, BEAMS is a valid word.
What does beams mean?
BEAMS is an inflected form of beam.
noun: a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
BEAMS: word details
- Pronunciation: BEEMZ (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 5 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 12,578 5-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 9 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 11 points on the tiles.
- Wordle: five letters, so BEAMS works as a Wordle guess or answer.
- 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 beams
Shorter words inside beams
Words you can make from the letters of beams.
Solve a whole rack, not just BEAMS
BEAMS 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 BEAMS mean?
BEAMS is an inflected form of beam and is a noun. It means: a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather.
Is BEAMS a valid word?
Yes, BEAMS is a valid word. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 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.