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Is besides a Scrabble word?

Yes, besides is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 10 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 besides?

Definition

prep (English)

1. (now informal) Beside, next to.Examples: "1561, Geneva Bible, Acts 16:13, And on the Sabbath day, we went out of the citie, beſides a riuer, where they were wont to pray : and we ſate downe, and ſpake vnto the women, which were come together."; "After this, was Edwin the Kings brother accuſed of ſome conſpiracie by him begun againſt the K. whervpõ he was baniſhed the land, and ſent out in an old rotten veſſell without rower or Marriner, onely accompanied with one Eſquire, ſo that beeing launched foorth from the ſhore, through very diſpaire Edwin lept into the Sea, and drowned himſelfe, but the Eſquire that was with him recouered his body, and broughte it to land at Withſand beſides Canterbury."; "Beſides them both, vpon the ſoiled gras / The dead corſe of an armed knight was ſpred, […]"informal

adv (English)

1. (conjunctive) Also; in addition.Examples: "It is besides used as a food, either as a sallad^([sic]), raw, or boiled as greens."; "This was but one of Cluny’s hiding-places; he had caves, besides, and underground chambers in several parts of his country; and following the reports of his scouts, he moved from one to another as the soldiers drew near or moved away."; "In the end, Chelsea's organisation and discipline was rewarded but Di Matteo knows they will have to produce the same - and more besides - in the Nou Camp to confirm a meeting with either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the final in Munich next month."conjunctivenot-comparable

2. (conjunctive) Used to emphasize an additional point, especially an important or stronger reason; moreover; furthermore.Examples: "I don't feel like going out tonight. Besides, I have to work tomorrow morning anyway."conjunctivenot-comparable

3. (obsolete) On one side.Examples: "You are so strongly in my purpose bred That all the world besides methinks are dead"; "Yet Teucer would another shaft, at Hectors life dispose; So faine, he such a marke would hit: but still besides it goes;"not-comparableobsolete

Definition source: Wiktionary

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

How many Scrabble points is the word "besides"?

Scrabble
10 points
B3
E1
S1
I1
D2
E1
S1
Words With Friends
11 points
B4
E1
S1
I1
D2
E1
S1

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