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Is bestride a Scrabble word?

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

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Is bestride a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is bestride a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word bestride is a Words With Friends word. The word bestride is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (3 found)

BEDRITES,BESTRIDE,BISTERED,

7-letter words (13 found)

BEDREST,BEDRITE,BESTRID,BETIDES,BISTRED,BREDIES,DERBIES,DIESTER,DIETERS,REBITES,REEDITS,REISTED,RESITED,

6-letter words (45 found)

BEDSIT,BERETS,BESIDE,BESTED,BESTIE,BESTIR,BETIDE,BETISE,BIDERS,BIDETS,BIRSED,BISTER,BISTRE,BITERS,BITSER,BREDES,BREDIE,BREEDS,BREEST,BREIDS,BREIST,BRIDES,DEBITS,DEBRIS,DESERT,DESIRE,DETERS,DIETER,DIREST,DREEST,DRIEST,EIDERS,REBIDS,REBITE,REEDIT,RESIDE,RESITE,RESTED,RETIED,RETIES,STIRED,STRIDE,TEDIER,TIERED,TRIBES,

5-letter words (88 found)

BEDES,BEEDI,BEERS,BEETS,BERES,BERET,BESET,BESIT,BESTI,BETED,BETES,BETID,BIDER,BIDES,BIDET,BIERS,BIRDS,BIRSE,BITER,BITES,BREDE,BREDS,BREED,BREES,BREID,BREIS,BRIDE,BRIES,BRISE,BRITS,DEBES,DEBIT,DEBTS,DEERS,DEETS,DEIST,DERES,DETER,DIEBS,DIETS,DIRTS,DITES,DREES,DREST,DRIBS,DRIES,EDITS,EIDER,ESTER,IDEES,REBID,REBIT,REDES,REEDS,REEST,REIST,RESET,RESID,RESIT,RETIE,RIBES,RIDES,RITES,SEDER,SERED,SIDER,SIRED,SIREE,SITED,STEDE,STEED,STEER,STERE,STIED,STIRE,TEERS,TERES,TERSE,TIDES,TIERS,TIRED,TIRES,TREED,TREES,TRIBE,TRIDE,TRIED,TRIES,

4-letter words (88 found)

BEDE,BEDS,BEER,BEES,BEET,BERE,BEST,BETE,BETS,BIDE,BIDS,BIER,BIRD,BISE,BIST,BITE,BITS,BRED,BREE,BREI,BRIE,BRIS,BRIT,DEBE,DEBS,DEBT,DEER,DEES,DEET,DERE,DESI,DIBS,DIEB,DIES,DIET,DIRE,DIRT,DITE,DITS,DREE,DRIB,EDIT,EIDE,ERED,ERES,ERST,IDEE,IDES,IRED,IRES,REBS,REDE,REDS,REED,REES,REIS,REST,RETE,RETS,RIBS,RIDE,RIDS,RISE,RITE,RITS,SEED,SEER,SEIR,SERE,SIDE,SIRE,SITE,STED,STIE,STIR,TEDS,TEED,TEER,TEES,TIDE,TIDS,TIED,TIER,TIES,TIRE,TREE,TRES,TRIE,

3-letter words (46 found)

BED,BEE,BES,BET,BID,BIS,BIT,DEB,DEE,DEI,DIB,DIE,DIS,DIT,EDS,ERE,ERS,EST,IDE,IDS,IRE,ITS,REB,RED,REE,REI,RES,RET,RIB,RID,RIT,SED,SEE,SEI,SER,SET,SIB,SIR,SIT,SRI,TED,TEE,TES,TID,TIE,TIS,

2-letter words (17 found)

BE,BI,DE,DI,ED,EE,ER,ES,ET,ID,IS,IT,RE,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 301 words from bestride according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of bestride

bestride

Etymology

From Middle English bestriden, from Old English bestrīdan; equivalent to be- +‎ stride. Compare Dutch bestrijden, German bestreiten.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /bəˈstɹaɪd/
    • (Midland US) IPA(key): [bɪˈstɹaɪd]
  • Rhymes: -aɪd

Verb

bestride (third-person singular simple present bestrides, present participle bestriding, simple past bestrode, past participle bestrode or bestridden or bestrid)

  1. (transitive) To be astride something, to stand over or sit on with legs on either side, especially to sit on a horse.
    Synonym: straddle
  2. (transitive) To stride over, or across.
  3. (transitive, figuratively) To dominate.

Translations

References

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

Anagrams

  • bedrites, bistered, breedist, debrites, redebits

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • bestri

Etymology

From Middle Low German bestriden.

Verb

bestride (imperative bestrid, present tense bestrider, simple past bestred or bestrei or bestridde, past participle bestridd or bestridt, present participle bestridende)

  1. to contest or dispute (something)

Derived terms

  • ubestridt

References

  • “bestride” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Source: wiktionary.org