BESTEAD
10
Definition
verb
- (transitive) To help, assist."She indifferently makes profit of all; even errours and dreames, doe profitably beſteade-her, as a loyall matter, to bring-vs vnto ſafetie and contentment."
- (transitive) To profit; benefit; serve; avail."With forty sous which remained, he went to a low gambling house, where fortune, or something surer to the skilful practitioner, so well besteaded him that he was able to clothe himself decently preparatory to entering Frascati's, the fashionable hell of Paris—a den of abomination early suppressed on the accession of Louis Philippe to the French throne."
verb
- (transitive) To take the place of; replace.
adj
- (archaic) Placed (in a given situation); beset.""I was indeed hard bestead, sir," burst in Oliver."
- (obsolete) Disposed mentally; affected."sorrowfully bestead"
- (obsolete) Provided; furnished.
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 7 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 10 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 11 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Yes
- Wordle
- No
- Words With Friends
- Yes
How many Scrabble points is the word 'BESTEAD'?
The word BESTEAD is worth 10 points in Scrabble.
B3
E1
S1
T1
E1
A1
D2
Total: 10 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'BESTEAD'?
The word BESTEAD is worth 11 points in Words With Friends.
B4
E1
S1
T1
E1
A1
D2
Total: 11 points
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.