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Is befana a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word befana is a Scrabble US word. The word befana is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

B3E1F4A1N1A1

Is befana a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word befana is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

B3E1F4A1N1A1

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6-letter words (1 found)

BEFANA,

5-letter words (1 found)

FAENA,

4-letter words (5 found)

BANE,BEAN,FAAN,FANE,NABE,

3-letter words (17 found)

ABA,ANA,ANE,BAA,BAE,BAN,BEN,EAN,FAA,FAB,FAE,FAN,FEN,NAB,NAE,NEB,NEF,

2-letter words (13 found)

AA,AB,AE,AN,BA,BE,EA,EF,EN,FA,FE,NA,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 38 words from befana according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of befana

befana

Italian

Etymology

From Befana, a folkloric figure.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈfa.na/
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Hyphenation: be‧fà‧na

Noun

befana f (plural befane)

  1. the presents or treats received by children from Befana on the night before Epiphany
    ricevere la befana ― to receive the befana
  2. (humorous or offensive) a crone or old hag
    Synonyms: racchia, strega
  3. Alternative letter-case form of Befana

Derived terms

  • befano

Further reading

  • befana in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • befana in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Source: wiktionary.org