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Is behalf a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word behalf is a Scrabble US word. The word behalf is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

B3E1H4A1L1F4

Is behalf a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word behalf is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

B3E1H4A1L1F4

Is behalf a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word behalf is a Words With Friends word. The word behalf is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4E1H3A1L2F4

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6-letter words (1 found)

BEHALF,

5-letter words (3 found)

BELAH,FABLE,HABLE,

4-letter words (16 found)

ABLE,ALBE,ALEF,BAEL,BALE,BEAL,BHEL,BLAE,BLAH,FEAL,FLAB,FLEA,HALE,HALF,HEAL,LEAF,

3-letter words (16 found)

ALB,ALE,ALF,BAE,BAH,BAL,BEL,ELF,FAB,FAE,FAH,FEH,HAE,LAB,LAH,LEA,

2-letter words (15 found)

AB,AE,AH,AL,BA,BE,EA,EF,EH,EL,FA,FE,HA,HE,LA,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 52 words from behalf according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of behalf

behalf

Etymology

From Middle English bihalve (“nearby”), from Old English bī healfe (“by [his/her] side”), from bī (“by”) + healfe (“side, half”), equivalent to be- +‎ half.

Pronunciation

  • (US) enPR: bĭhăfˈ, bĭhäf, IPA(key): /bɪˈhæf/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /bɪˈhɑːf/, /bəˈhɑːf/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːf

Noun

behalf (plural behalves or behalfs)

  1. The interest, benefit, or wellbeing of someone or something.
  2. (when adopted by someone else) One's role or rightful place; stead or authority.

Derived terms

  • on behalf of (UK, US)
  • in behalf of (US)

Translations

References

  • “behalf”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • “behalf”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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Verb

behalf

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of behelfen

Source: wiktionary.org