Bearding
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:15 pts8 letters
Definition of Bearding
verb
- To grow hair on the chin and jaw.
- To boldly and bravely oppose or confront, often to the chagrin of the one being bearded.
"Robin Hood is always shown as bearding the Sheriff of Nottingham."
- To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt.
- To deprive (an oyster or similar shellfish) of the gills.
- Of a gay man or woman: to accompany a gay person of the opposite sex in order to give the impression that they are heterosexual.
Anagrams of Bearding
Letter Values
b3
e1
a1
r1
d2
i1
n1
g2
Total: 12 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Bearding
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 "Bearding"
Bearding is a 8-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "bearding" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Bearding" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "bearding" is a medium-scoring word.