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befall

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Is befall a Scrabble word?

Yes, befall is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 11 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of befall?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To fall upon; fall all over; overtakeExamples: "At dusk an unusual calm befalls the wetlands."transitive

2. (intransitive) To happen.Examples: "It befell in the days of Uther Pendragon [...] that there was a mighty duke in Cornwall that held war against him long time."Synonyms: come to passintransitive

3. (transitive) To happen to.Examples: "Temptation befell me."; "But as soon as her son espied her, bowl in hand, he thought that haply something untoward had befallen her, but he would not ask of aught until such time as she had set down the bowl, when she acquainted him with that which had occurred[…]"; "I beseech your grace that I may know / The worst that may befall me."transitive

4. (intransitive, obsolete) To fall.Examples: "With a thought I tooke for Maudline & a cruse of cockle pottage. with a thing thus tall, skie blesse you all: I befell into this dotage."intransitiveobsolete

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "befall"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "befall"?

Scrabble
11 points
B3
E1
F4
A1
L1
L1
Words With Friends
14 points
B4
E1
F4
A1
L2
L2

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