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7 Letter Words Starting With BE

There are 801 valid 7 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 7-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

beakful - 16 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

beakful - 16 points

Words With Friends

beakful - 19 points

7 Letter Words (801)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 7 Letter Words Starting With be

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 801 word list is 38.1 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 beached 15 15 16 46
#2 beacher 14 14 15 43
#3 beaches 14 14 15 43
#4 beachie 14 14 15 43
#5 beacons 11 11 14 36
#6 beaders 10 10 11 31
#7 beadeye 13 13 13 39
#8 beadier 10 10 11 31
#9 beadily 13 13 14 40
#10 beading 11 11 14 36
#11 beadles 10 10 12 32
#12 beadlet 10 10 12 32
#13 beadman 12 12 15 39
#14 beadmen 12 12 15 39
#15 beadrow 13 13 14 40
#16 beagled 11 11 14 36
#17 beagler 10 10 13 33
#18 beagles 10 10 13 33
#19 beakers 13 13 14 40
🏆 #20 beakful 16 16 19 51

Where 7 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 7 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 7 letter words starting with BE for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 7 letter word starting with be?

beakful — worth 51 combined points (US Scrabble: 16, UK Scrabble: 16, Words With Friends: 19).

How many 7 letter words start with be?

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

Are 7 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 7 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter be words will come up far more often.