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13 Letter Words Starting With BE

There are 106 valid 13 letter words that start with BE, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 13-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

bedazzlements - 36 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

bedazzlements - 36 points

Words With Friends

bedazzlements - 40 points

13 Letter Words (106)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 13 Letter Words Starting With be

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 106 word list is 63.2 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 beachcombings 27 27 33 87
#2 bearabilities 17 17 20 54
#3 beardednesses 17 17 19 53
#4 beardlessness 16 16 19 51
#5 bearishnesses 18 18 19 55
#6 beastlinesses 15 15 18 48
#7 beatification 20 20 23 63
#8 beaugregories 17 17 21 55
#9 beaumontagues 18 18 24 60
#10 beauteousness 15 15 19 49
#11 beautifullest 18 18 23 59
#12 beautifulness 18 18 23 59
#13 beautyberries 20 20 22 62
🏆 #14 bedazzlements 36 36 40 112
#15 bedfellowship 27 27 30 84
#16 bedragglement 20 20 26 66
#17 bedriddenness 18 18 21 57
#18 beetlebrained 18 18 22 58
#19 befittingness 19 19 23 61
#20 befuddlements 22 22 27 71

Where 13 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 13 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with BE will give you far more flexible options try 13 letter words starting with BE for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 13 letter word starting with be?

bedazzlements — worth 112 combined points (US Scrabble: 36, UK Scrabble: 36, Words With Friends: 40).

How many 13 letter words start with be?

106 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 13 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 13 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter be words will come up far more often.