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Is bestead a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word bestead is a Scrabble US word. The word bestead is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is bestead a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word bestead is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

B3E1S1T1E1A1D2

Is bestead a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word bestead is a Words With Friends word. The word bestead is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4E1S1T1E1A1D2

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7-letter words (3 found)

BEASTED,BESTEAD,DEBATES,

6-letter words (12 found)

BASTED,BESTAD,BESTED,DEBASE,DEBATE,EASTED,SEABED,SEATED,SEBATE,SEDATE,TEADES,TEASED,

5-letter words (35 found)

ABETS,AEDES,BASED,BASTE,BATED,BATES,BEADS,BEAST,BEATS,BEDES,BEETS,BESAT,BESET,BETAS,BETED,BETES,DATES,DEBES,DEBTS,DEETS,EASED,SABED,SATED,SETAE,STADE,STEAD,STEDE,STEED,TABES,TASED,TEADE,TEADS,TEAED,TEASE,TSADE,

4-letter words (50 found)

ABED,ABET,ATES,BADE,BADS,BAES,BASE,BAST,BATE,BATS,BEAD,BEAT,BEDE,BEDS,BEES,BEET,BEST,BETA,BETE,BETS,DABS,DAES,DATE,DEBE,DEBS,DEBT,DEES,DEET,EASE,EAST,EATS,ETAS,SABE,SADE,SATE,SEAT,SEED,SETA,STAB,STED,TABS,TADS,TAED,TAES,TASE,TEAD,TEAS,TEDS,TEED,TEES,

3-letter words (38 found)

ABS,ADS,ATE,ATS,BAD,BAE,BAS,BAT,BED,BEE,BES,BET,DAB,DAE,DAS,DEB,DEE,EAS,EAT,EDS,EST,ETA,SAB,SAD,SAE,SAT,SEA,SED,SEE,SET,TAB,TAD,TAE,TAS,TEA,TED,TEE,TES,

2-letter words (17 found)

AB,AD,AE,AS,AT,BA,BE,DA,DE,EA,ED,EE,ES,ET,ST,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 156 words from bestead according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of bestead

bestead

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛd

Etymology 1

From be- +‎ stead (“to support, help”).

Alternative forms

  • bested

Verb

bestead (third-person singular simple present besteads, present participle besteading, simple past besteaded, past participle bestead)

  1. (transitive) To help, assist.
  2. (transitive) To profit; benefit; serve; avail.
Synonyms
  • (help; assist): aid, lend a hand; See also Thesaurus:help
  • (profit; benefit; serve; avail): bestand; See also Thesaurus:serve
Derived terms
  • besteading

Etymology 2

From Middle English bisteden; equivalent to be- +‎ stead (“place”).

Verb

bestead (third-person singular simple present besteads, present participle besteading, simple past and past participle besteaded)

  1. (transitive) To take the place of; replace.

Etymology 3

From Middle English bistad; equivalent to be- + Old Norse staddr (“placed”), later assimilated to Etymology 1, above.

Alternative forms

  • bested

Adjective

bestead (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Placed (in a given situation); beset.
  2. (obsolete) Disposed mentally; affected.
    sorrowfully bestead
  3. (obsolete) Provided; furnished.

Anagrams

  • beasted, bed teas, bed-teas, debates

Source: wiktionary.org