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besom

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Is besom a Scrabble word?

Yes, besom is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 9 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle Yes
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of besom?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (Scotland, Northern England, derogatory) A troublesome woman.Examples: ""Eh, but she was a besom, if a' tales be true !""; "Janet's eyes began to look dim, and I had to frown at her very hard; then I had to turn my frown on Jean ... and Janet, the besom, took advantage of my divided attention."; "Uncle Angus went on about the behavior of the car. "She's a besom, a proper besom, her and her gears. She'll be the death of me yet one of these days.""Northern-EnglandScotlandderogatory

verb (English)

1. (archaic or poetic) To sweep.Examples: "Now, in her iceberg-white, holily laundered crinoline nightgown, under virtuous polar sheets, in her spruced and scoured dust-defying bedroom in trig and trim Bay View, a house for paying guests at the top of the town, Mrs Ogmore-Prichard widow, twice, of Mr Ogmore, linolium, retired, and Mr Prichard, failed bookmaker, who maddened by besoming, swabbing and scrubbing, the voice of the vacuum-cleaner and the fume of polish, ironically swallowed disinfectant..."archaicpoetic

Definition source: Wiktionary

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

How many Scrabble points is the word "besom"?

Scrabble
9 points
B3
E1
S1
O1
M3
Words With Friends
11 points
B4
E1
S1
O1
M4

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