Beads

/biːdz/

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters
Definition of Beads

noun

  1. Prayer, later especially with a rosary.
  2. Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster.
  3. A small, round object.
  4. (heading) A ridge, band, or molding.
  5. Knowledge sufficient to direct one's activities to a purpose.

    "We now have a bead on the main technical issues for the project"

verb

  1. To form into a bead.

    "The raindrops beaded on the car's waxed finish."

  2. To apply beads to.

    "She spent the morning beading the gown."

  3. To form into a bead.

    "He beaded some solder for the ends of the wire."

  4. To cause beads to form on (something).
Anagrams of Beads

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

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

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 "Beads"

Beads is a 5-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "beads" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.

Using "Beads" in Word Games

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