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Is bestial a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word bestial is a Scrabble US word. The word bestial is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is bestial a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word bestial is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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7-letter words (8 found)

ABLEIST,ALBITES,ASTILBE,BASTILE,BESTIAL,BLASTIE,LIBATES,STABILE,

6-letter words (19 found)

ABLEST,ABLETS,ABSEIL,ALBEIT,ALBITE,BALISE,BALTIS,BASTLE,BLAEST,BLAISE,BLATES,BLEATS,BLITES,ISABEL,LIBATE,SALTIE,STABLE,STELAI,TABLES,

5-letter words (65 found)

ABETS,ABIES,ABLES,ABLET,ABSIT,AISLE,ALIST,BAELS,BAILS,BAITS,BALES,BALTI,BASIL,BASTE,BASTI,BATES,BEALS,BEAST,BEATS,BELTS,BESAT,BESIT,BESTI,BETAS,BILES,BITES,BLAES,BLASE,BLAST,BLATE,BLATS,BLEAT,BLEST,BLETS,BLIST,BLITE,BLITS,ISLET,ISTLE,LABIS,LEAST,LEATS,LITAS,LITES,SABLE,SALET,SETAL,SLATE,STALE,STEAL,STEIL,STELA,STILB,STILE,TABES,TABIS,TABLE,TAELS,TAILS,TALES,TEALS,TEILS,TELIA,TESLA,TILES,

4-letter words (100 found)

ABET,ABLE,AILS,AITS,ALBE,ALBS,ALES,ALIT,ALTS,ATES,BAEL,BAES,BAIL,BAIT,BALE,BALS,BASE,BAST,BATE,BATS,BEAL,BEAT,BELS,BELT,BEST,BETA,BETS,BIAS,BILE,BISE,BIST,BITE,BITS,BLAE,BLAT,BLET,BLIT,EAST,EATS,ELTS,ETAS,ILEA,ISBA,ISLE,ITAS,LABS,LASE,LAST,LATE,LATI,LATS,LEAS,LEAT,LEIS,LEST,LETS,LIAS,LIBS,LIES,LIST,LITE,LITS,SABE,SAIL,SALE,SALT,SATE,SATI,SEAL,SEAT,SEIL,SETA,SIAL,SILE,SILT,SITE,SLAB,SLAE,SLAT,SLEB,SLIT,STAB,STIE,TABI,TABS,TAEL,TAES,TAIL,TAIS,TALE,TALI,TASE,TEAL,TEAS,TEIL,TELA,TELS,TIES,TILE,TILS,

3-letter words (59 found)

ABS,AIL,AIS,AIT,ALB,ALE,ALS,ALT,ATE,ATS,BAE,BAL,BAS,BAT,BEL,BES,BET,BIS,BIT,EAS,EAT,ELS,ELT,EST,ETA,ITA,ITS,LAB,LAS,LAT,LEA,LEI,LES,LET,LIB,LIE,LIS,LIT,SAB,SAE,SAI,SAL,SAT,SEA,SEI,SEL,SET,SIB,SIT,TAB,TAE,TAI,TAS,TEA,TEL,TES,TIE,TIL,TIS,

2-letter words (22 found)

AB,AE,AI,AL,AS,AT,BA,BE,BI,EA,EL,ES,ET,IS,IT,LA,LI,SI,ST,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 274 words from bestial according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of bestial

bestial

Etymology 1

From Middle English bestial, from Old French bestial, from Late Latin bēstiālis, from Latin bēstia (“beast”) (whence English beast).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɛs.ti.əl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɛs.t͡ʃəl/, /ˈbis.t͡ʃəl/

Adjective

bestial (comparative more bestial, superlative most bestial)

  1. (literally and figuratively) Beast-like
Synonyms
  • beastly
  • animalian
Hypernyms
  • faunal
Derived terms
  • bestiality
  • bestialize
  • bestialization
Related terms
  • beast
  • bestiary
Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle Scots bestiall, from Middle English bestaile, from Old French bestaille, from Late Latin bēstiālia; later reinforced and remodelled on Middle French bestial, itself from Late Latin bēstiālis.

Noun

bestial pl (plural only)

  2. (Scotland, obsolete) Cattle.

Anagrams

  • Stabile, ableist, albites, astilbe, bastile, libates, stabile

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin bēstiālis, from Latin bēstia (“beast”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛs.tjal/
  • Homophones: bestiale, bestiales

Adjective

bestial (feminine bestiale, masculine plural bestiaux, feminine plural bestiales)

  1. bestial

Related terms

  • bête

Further reading

  • “bestial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • baliste, établis

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin bēstiālis, from Latin bēstia (“beast”).

Adjective

bestial m or f (plural bestiais)

  1. beastly
  2. massive, huge, giant
  3. tremendous, fantastic, awesome

Related terms

  • bestia
  • bestialidade

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • beestial, beestyal, bestiall, bestialle, bestyal, bestyall

Etymology

From Old French bestial, from Late Latin bēstiālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛstiˈaːl/, /ˈbɛstial/, /ˈbɛːstial/

Adjective

bestial

  1. animal (of or pertaining to animals)
  2. physical; non-spiritual (of faculties, knowledge, etc.)
  3. beastly, depraved (lacking human sensibility)
  4. stupid, unlearned

Synonyms

  • beestly (all senses)

Derived terms

  • bestially

Descendants

  • English: bestial

References

  • “bē̆stiā̆l(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old French

Etymology

First known attestation circa 1190, borrowed from Latin bēstiālis.

Adjective

bestial m (oblique and nominative feminine singular bestiale)

  1. bestial (of or relating to a beast)

Related terms

  • beste

Descendants

  • English: bestial
  • French: bestial

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin bēstiālis, from Latin bēstia (“beast”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: bes‧ti‧al

Adjective

bestial m or f (plural bestiais)

  1. bestial; brutish
  2. beastly
  3. (informal) cool

Related terms

  • besta
  • bestalidade

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bestial, Late Latin bēstiālis, from Latin bēstia (“beast”). By surface analysis, bestie +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bes.tiˈal]

Adjective

bestial m or n (feminine singular bestială, masculine plural bestiali, feminine and neuter plural bestiale)

  1. bestial, animal
  2. (informal) cool

Usage notes

As indicated by the informal meaning of "cool", this word does not have the same negative connotations as in English.

Declension

Synonyms

  • animalic
  • feroce
  • fioros
  • sălbatic

Related terms

  • bestialitate
  • bestie

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin bēstiālis, from Latin bēstia (“beast”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /besˈtjal/ [besˈt̪jal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: bes‧tial

Adjective

bestial m or f (masculine and feminine plural bestiales)

  1. beastly
  2. massive, huge, giant
  3. tremendous, fantastic, awesome

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

  • “bestial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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