BEAT
/biːt/
4 letters · 1 syllable · noun, verb, adjective
Definition of BEAT
A stroke; a blow.
A pulsation or throb.
"a beat of the heart; the beat of the pulse"
A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece.
To hit; strike
"As soon as she heard that her father had died, she went into a rage and beat the wall with her fists until her knuckles bled."
To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm.
"He danced hypnotically while she beat the atabaque."
To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.
Exhausted
"After the long day, she was feeling completely beat."
Dilapidated, beat up
"Dude, you drive a beat car like that and you ain’t gonna get no honeys."
Examples of BEAT in a Sentence
- "a beat of the heart; the beat of the pulse"
- "As soon as she heard that her father had died, she went into a rage and beat the wall with her fists until her knuckles bled."
- "He danced hypnotically while she beat the atabaque."
- "After the long day, she was feeling completely beat."
Word Details
Is BEAT a Scrabble Word?
Yes, BEAT is a valid word in the following dictionaries:
Tip: Short words like BEAT are excellent for parallel plays and tight board positions in Scrabble.
Letter Values for BEAT
Point breakdown for each letter in Scrabble and Words With Friends.
| Letter | b | e | a | t | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| WWF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Words You Can Make With the Letters in BEAT
19 words from the letters in BEAT
4-letter words
3-letter words
How to Use BEAT in Word Games
BEAT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends, making it a modest-scoring word.
Short word advantage: BEAT is only 4 letters, making it ideal for parallel plays where you form multiple words simultaneously by placing tiles adjacent to existing words on the board.
Looking for more words from these letters? Unscramble BEAT to find 19 additional valid words.