What BEAMS Means
BEAMS is a form of BEAM, which means:
- noun: a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
- noun: long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
- verb: smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
- verb: emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light“The sun shone bright that day”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
BEAMS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as B3 E1 A1 M3 S1.
Anagrams of BEAMS (2)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In BEAMS
38 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
4 letter words (12)
3 letter words (15)
2 letter words (11)
Longer Words Containing BEAMS
BEAMS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.