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besides

/bəˈsaɪdz/•adverb

Besides is also used as adverb, with meanings including making an additional point; anyway.

2 meanings7 lettersScrabble 10

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

DES

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “BESIDES” Mean?

/bəˈsaɪdz/

besides has 2 documented senses across adverb.

Adverb

2 senses

making an additional point; anyway

“I don't want to go to a restaurant; besides, we can't afford it”

“she couldn't shelter behind him all the time and in any case he wasn't always with her”

in addition

“he has a Mercedes, too”

Synonyms

too also likewise

Synonyms for BESIDES

too also likewise

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

Explore the word besides with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

making an additional point; anyway

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

B, E, S, I, D, E, S

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for besides.

BESIDES is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 10.

It starts with B and ends with S.

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 43%.

It has 2 repeated letters.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEBC.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVCVC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using besides in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

BESIDES has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

BESIDES is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

BESIDES can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

BESIDES contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside besides.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEBC

CV Pattern

CVCVCVC

Vowel Share

43%

Consonant Share

57%

Bigrams

BE, ES, SI, ID, DE, ES

Trigrams

BES, ESI, SID, IDE, DES

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for besides.

BESIDES is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with B and ends with S, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVCVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.