befalling
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 9
Definition of befalling
3 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- A happening; occurrence; chance; event.
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noun
- A happening; occurrence; chance; event.
verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of befall
adj
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(archaic)Appertaining; appropriate; fitting.
“Bountie & largeſſe is befalling for kynges.”
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Etymology
From Middle English bifallinge, equivalent to befall + -ing. Cognate with Dutch bevalling (“delivery, labour”), Swedish befallning (“command, behest, charge”).
Words you can make from befalling
200+ playable · top: FABLING (13 pts)
Best play fabling 13 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
11 words6-letter words
17 words5-letter words
42 words- FABLE 10 pts
- FAGIN 9 pts
- FEIGN 9 pts
- FLING 9 pts
- GANEF 9 pts
- BAGEL 8 pts
- BEGAN 8 pts
- BEGIN 8 pts
- BEING 8 pts
- BELGA 8 pts
- BILGE 8 pts
- BINGE 8 pts
- BLING 8 pts
- ELFIN 8 pts
- FELLA 8 pts
- FILLE 8 pts
- FINAL 8 pts
- FLAIL 8 pts
- GABLE 8 pts
- GLEBA 8 pts
- BINAL 7 pts
- BLAIN 7 pts
- LABEL 7 pts
- LIBEL 7 pts
- AGILE 6 pts
- ALGIN 6 pts
- ALIGN 6 pts
- ANGEL 6 pts
- ANGLE 6 pts
- GLEAN 6 pts
- GLIAL 6 pts
- INGLE 6 pts
- LEGAL 6 pts
- LIANG 6 pts
- LIGAN 6 pts
- LINGA 6 pts
- ALIEN 5 pts
- ALINE 5 pts
- ANILE 5 pts
- ELAIN 5 pts
- ILEAL 5 pts
- LIANE 5 pts
4-letter words
67 words- FLAB 9 pts
- FANG 8 pts
- FLAG 8 pts
- ALEF 7 pts
- ALIF 7 pts
- BANG 7 pts
- BING 7 pts
- BLAG 7 pts
- FAIL 7 pts
- FAIN 7 pts
- FALL 7 pts
- FANE 7 pts
- FEAL 7 pts
- FELL 7 pts
- FILA 7 pts
- FILE 7 pts
- FILL 7 pts
- FINE 7 pts
- FLAN 7 pts
- FLEA 7 pts
- GIBE 7 pts
- GLIB 7 pts
- LEAF 7 pts
- LIEF 7 pts
- LIFE 7 pts
- NAIF 7 pts
- NEIF 7 pts
- ABLE 6 pts
- BAIL 6 pts
- BALE 6 pts
- BALL 6 pts
- BANE 6 pts
- BANI 6 pts
- BEAL 6 pts
- BEAN 6 pts
- BELL 6 pts
- BILE 6 pts
- BILL 6 pts
- BINE 6 pts
- BLAE 6 pts
- BLIN 6 pts
- NABE 6 pts
- AGIN 5 pts
- EGAL 5 pts
- GAEN 5 pts
- GAIN 5 pts
- GALE 5 pts
- GALL 5 pts
- GANE 5 pts
- GEAN 5 pts
- GIEN 5 pts
- GILL 5 pts
- GLEN 5 pts
- GLIA 5 pts
- LANG 5 pts
- LING 5 pts
- ANIL 4 pts
- ELAN 4 pts
- ILEA 4 pts
- LAIN 4 pts
- LANE 4 pts
- LEAL 4 pts
- LEAN 4 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
- NAIL 4 pts
- NILL 4 pts
3-letter words
55 words- FAB 8 pts
- FIB 8 pts
- FAG 7 pts
- FIG 7 pts
- GIF 7 pts
- BAG 6 pts
- BEG 6 pts
- BIG 6 pts
- ELF 6 pts
- FAN 6 pts
- FEN 6 pts
- FIE 6 pts
- FIL 6 pts
- FIN 6 pts
- GAB 6 pts
- GIB 6 pts
- ALB 5 pts
- BAE 5 pts
- BAL 5 pts
- BAN 5 pts
- BEL 5 pts
- BEN 5 pts
- BIN 5 pts
- LAB 5 pts
- LIB 5 pts
- NAB 5 pts
- NEB 5 pts
- NIB 5 pts
- AGE 4 pts
- ENG 4 pts
- GAE 4 pts
- GAL 4 pts
- GAN 4 pts
- GEL 4 pts
- GEN 4 pts
- GIE 4 pts
- GIN 4 pts
- LAG 4 pts
- LEG 4 pts
- NAG 4 pts
- NEG 4 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ALL 3 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- ELL 3 pts
- ILL 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIN 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NIL 3 pts
2-letter words
6 wordsFind your best play with befalling
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