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Beams

/biːmz/

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:11 pts5 letters
Definition of Beams

noun

  1. Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
  2. One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building; one of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones.
  3. The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam)

    "This ship has more beam than that one."

  4. The crossbar of a mechanical balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended.
  5. The principal stem of the antler of a deer.

verb

  1. To emit beams of light; shine; radiate.

    "to beam forth light"

  2. To smile broadly or especially cheerfully.
  3. To furnish or supply with beams
  4. To give the appearance of beams to.
  5. To transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism.

    "Beam me up, Scotty; there's no intelligent life down here."

Anagrams of Beams

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

bemasmabes

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+aamebas
+ggambes
+jjambes
+lamblesblames
+rambersbreamsembars
+yembaysmaybes
Related Word Patterns
BE...Words starting with "be"...MSWords ending with "ms"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "beams"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
b3
e1
a1
m3
s1

Total: 9 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Beams
ableismsabohmsabolitionismsabsenteeismsabsolutismsabstractionismsabsurdismsabysmsacademicismsacademismsacclaimsaccustoms
Related 5-Letter Words
baaedbaalsbabasbabelbabesbabkababoobabulbabusbaccabacksbaconbaddybadgebadly

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 "Beams"

Beams is a 5-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "beams" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.

Using "Beams" in Word Games

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