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Is sunbeam a Scrabble word?

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

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Is sunbeam a Scrabble UK word?

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

S1U1N1B3E1A1M3

Is sunbeam a Words With Friends word?

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

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7-letter words (1 found)

SUNBEAM,

6-letter words (6 found)

BUSMAN,BUSMEN,MANEBS,SUBMAN,SUBMEN,UNSEAM,

5-letter words (30 found)

ABUNE,ABUSE,AMENS,AMUSE,AUNES,BANES,BASEN,BEAMS,BEANS,BEAUS,BEMAS,BUNAS,EMBUS,MABES,MANEB,MANES,MANSE,MANUS,MEANS,MENSA,MENUS,NABES,NAMES,NAMUS,NEMAS,NEUMS,NUMBS,SAMEN,SEBUM,USNEA,

4-letter words (59 found)

AMEN,AMES,AMUS,ANES,ANUS,AUNE,BAES,BAMS,BANE,BANS,BASE,BEAM,BEAN,BEAU,BEMA,BENS,BUMS,BUNA,BUNS,EANS,EAUS,EMUS,MABE,MAES,MANE,MANS,MASE,MASU,MAUN,MEAN,MENU,MESA,MEUS,MNAS,MUNS,MUSE,NABE,NABS,NAES,NAME,NAMS,NAMU,NEBS,NEMA,NEUM,NUBS,NUMB,SABE,SAME,SANE,SEAM,SEAN,SENA,SNAB,SNEB,SNUB,SUBA,UMES,UNBE,

3-letter words (53 found)

ABS,AME,AMU,ANE,ANS,AUE,BAE,BAM,BAN,BAS,BEN,BES,BUM,BUN,BUS,EAN,EAS,EAU,EMS,EMU,ENS,MAE,MAN,MAS,MEN,MES,MEU,MNA,MUN,MUS,NAB,NAE,NAM,NAS,NEB,NUB,NUS,SAB,SAE,SAM,SAN,SAU,SEA,SEN,SMA,SUB,SUE,SUM,SUN,UME,UMS,UNS,USE,

2-letter words (20 found)

AB,AE,AM,AN,AS,BA,BE,EA,EM,EN,ES,MA,ME,MU,NA,NE,NU,UM,UN,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 170 words from sunbeam according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of sunbeam

sunbeam

Etymology

From Middle English sonnebeem, sonne beem, from Old English sunnbēam, sunnebēam (“sunbeam”), equivalent to sun +‎ beam.

Noun

sunbeam (plural sunbeams)

  1. A visible, narrow, and intense (relative to ambient light) ray of sunlight.
  2. (Australia, colloquial, dated) An item of cutlery or crockery laid out on a table, but not used, and which can be returned to the drawer without being washed.
  3. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Curetis.
  4. Any hummingbird of the genus Aglaeactis.
  5. (UK) Synonym of sunshine (“ironic form of address to an inferior or troublemaker”)
    • 1987, Doctor Who (TV series), Paradise Towers (aired 5 October)
      DOCTOR: You seem to be our best bet so far, don't you think so, Mel? Mel? Where's Mel?
      DEPUTY: No, no, no, sunbeam. You're coming with us.

Derived terms

  • angled sunbeam (Curetis acuta)
  • bright sunbeam (Curetis bulis)
  • toothed sunbeam (Curetis dentata)
  • Burmese sunbeam (Curetis saronis)
  • Shiva's sunbeam (Curetis siva)
  • Indian sunbeam (Curetis thetis)

Related terms

  • sunbeamed

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Source: wiktionary.org