Bead

/biːd/

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts4 letters

Definition of Bead

noun

Prayer, later especially with a rosary.
Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster.
A small, round object.
(heading) A ridge, band, or molding.
Knowledge sufficient to direct one's activities to a purpose.
"We now have a bead on the main technical issues for the project"

verb

To form into a bead.
"The raindrops beaded on the car's waxed finish."
To apply beads to.
"She spent the morning beading the gown."
To form into a bead.
"He beaded some solder for the ends of the wire."
To cause beads to form on (something).

Anagrams of Bead

2 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "bead":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "bead" and rearranging:

+labled baled blade

+rardeb barde bared beard bread

+sbased beads sabed

Related Word Patterns

BE...Words starting with "be"...ADWords ending with "ad"All 4-letter words Unscramble "bead"

Letter Values

b3

e1

a1

d2

Total: 7 Scrabble points

Word Tools

Find Anagrams of "bead"All 4-Letter Words Words Starting With "B"

Rhymes With Bead

abfarad abroad acidhead ahead airhead alidad aoudad armload arrowhead asclepiad audad backload

Related 4-Letter Words

baal baas baba babe babu baby bach back bade bads baff bags baht bail bait

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid

TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid

Words With Friends: Valid

Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Bead"

Bead is a 4-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "bead" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.

Using "Bead" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "bead" is a low-scoring word.