Bereft

/bəˈɹɛft/

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:12 pts6 letters
Definition of Bereft

verb

  1. To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip; to benim.
  2. To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence.
  3. To deprive of power; prevent.
  4. To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.

    "Death bereaved him of his wife."

  5. To destroy life; cut off.

adjective

  1. (of a person) Pained by the loss of someone.
  2. Deprived of, lacking, stripped of, robbed of.
Anagrams of Bereft

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "bereft":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "bereft" 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 "Bereft"

Bereft is a 6-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "bereft" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Bereft" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "bereft" is a medium-scoring word.