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Yes. The word bien is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

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4-letter words (4 found)

BEIN,BENI,BIEN,BINE,

3-letter words (5 found)

BEN,BIN,NEB,NIB,NIE,

2-letter words (5 found)

BE,BI,EN,IN,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 15 words from bien according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of bien

bien iben bein ebin iebn eibn bine ibne bnie nbie inbe nibe beni ebni bnei nbei enbi nebi ienb einb ineb nieb enib neib

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Definitions and meaning of bien

bien

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin bene (“well”).

Adverb

bien

  1. well

Related terms

  • bonu

Basque

Numeral

bien

  1. genitive plural of bi

Danish

Noun

bien c

  1. definite singular of bi

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French bien, from Old French bien, from Latin bene (“well”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bjɛ̃/
  • Rhymes: -jɛ̃

Adjective

bien (invariable, comparative meilleur)

  1. good, all right, great
  2. good looking, nice

Adverb

bien (comparative mieux, superlative le mieux)

  1. well
    Ça va bien ? ― How's it going? (literally, “It goes well?”)
  2. indeed; so
    Synonym: alors
  3. (followed by de, des, or du) a lot (of)
  4. very; really
    C’est bien aimable à vous. ― it's very considerate of you.
    C’est bien beau, mais... ― It's all very well, but...
    Je te trouve bien silencieux aujourd’hui. ― You seem very quiet today.
    Il est bien moche, ce type. Ce type est vraiment moche. ― That guy is really ugly.
  5. (in comparisons) much (more, less, better, etc.)

Usage notes

  • The sense "very" is of restricted use; bien cannot be used interchangeably with très or fort in all contexts.

Derived terms

  • eh bien

Related terms

  • ben

Noun

bien m (plural biens)

  1. good as opposed to evil
  2. a commodity, a good
  3. a possession

Derived terms

Related terms

  • bon

Further reading

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

Anagrams

  • béni

Japanese

Romanization

bien

  1. Rōmaji transcription of びえん

Ladino

Alternative forms

byén

Etymology

From Old Spanish from Latin bene (“well”), from Latin bonus (“good”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bjẽn]

Adjective

bien m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling ביין, plural bienes)

  1. good
  2. conforming to duty

Adverb

bien (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling ביין)

  1. good, well

Derived terms

  • bienaventurado

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French bien.

Adverb

bien

  1. well (in a positive way; in a way that meets or exceeds expectations)

Related terms

  • bienfaire

Descendants

  • French: bien

References

  • bien on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (bien, supplement)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • bia

Noun

bien m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of bie

Old French

Alternative forms

  • ben

Etymology

From Latin bene.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbi͡ɛn/
  • Rhymes: -en

Adverb

bien (comparative and superlative mielz or miex)

  1. well
  2. indeed (used for emphasis)

Noun

bien oblique singular, m (oblique plural biens, nominative singular biens, nominative plural bien)

  1. possession; object of value
  2. good (as opposed to evil)

Related terms

  • bon

Descendants

  • Middle French: bien
    • French: bien (adverb and noun)
  • Norman: bein (Jersey), byin (France)
  • Walloon: bén

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin bene (“well”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbjen/ [ˈbjẽn]
  • Rhymes: -en
  • Syllabification: bien

Adverb

bien

  1. well (adverbial form of bueno)
    Antonym: mal
  2. well, fine, okay (state of being satisfied with the status quo)
    hasta aquí todo bien ― so far so good
  3. properly
  4. willingly
  5. (colloquial) very
  6. as well

Derived terms

Adjective

bien m or f (masculine and feminine plural bienes)

  1. (postpositive, colloquial) well-to-do; affluent; wealthy; upper-class
  2. (postpositive, colloquial) exclusive; upscale; high-class

Derived terms

Noun

bien m (plural bienes)

  1. good (as opposed to evil)
    Antonym: mal
  2. goodness
  3. good, better (substantive)
    para bien o para mal ― for better or for worse
  4. welfare, benefit
  5. (in the plural) goods, property, possessions, assets, wealth, estate
  6. (dated) darling

Derived terms

Related terms

  • benefacer
  • bienhechor
  • buen, bueno

Further reading

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

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from German Biene, English bee.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biˈen/

Noun

bien (nominative plural biens)

  1. bee

Declension

Derived terms

See also

  • danüdapük
  • küm
  • kümam
  • kümamüp
  • kümön
  • musak
  • miel
  • näsäk
  • näsäkav
  • näsäkavan
  • vesep

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian bēn, from Proto-Germanic *bainą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biə̯n/

Noun

bien n (plural biennen, diminutive bientsje)

  1. bone
  2. leg

Further reading

  • “bien”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Source: wiktionary.org