Definition of besmirches

"besmirches" in the verb sense

1. defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch

charge falsely or with malicious intent attack the good name and reputation of someone

"The journalists have defamed me!"

"The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

2. smirch, besmirch

smear so as to make dirty or stained

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.


View WordNet® License

besmirches in Scrabble®

The word besmirches is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 19

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters besmirches:

BESMIRCHES
(198)
BESMIRCHES
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (15 words)

beerish, bemires, birches, cerises, chimere, heiress, mercies, meshers, meshier, messier, rechime, reshims, schemer, schemes, scribes

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word besmirches

BESMIRCHES
(198)
BESMIRCHES
(198)
BESMIRCHES
(132)
BESMIRCHES
(132)
BESMIRCHES
(80)
BESMIRCHES
(80)
BESMIRCHES
(76)
BESMIRCHES
(76)
BESMIRCHES
(76)
BESMIRCHES
(76)
BESMIRCHES
(69)
BESMIRCHES
(69)
BESMIRCHES
(63)
BESMIRCHES
(60)
BESMIRCHES
(54)
BESMIRCHES
(52)
BESMIRCHES
(48)
BESMIRCHES
(46)
BESMIRCHES
(46)
BESMIRCHES
(46)
BESMIRCHES
(46)
BESMIRCHES
(46)
BESMIRCHES
(46)
BESMIRCHES
(46)
BESMIRCHES
(46)
BESMIRCHES
(46)
BESMIRCHES
(44)
BESMIRCHES
(44)
BESMIRCHES
(42)
BESMIRCHES
(42)
BESMIRCHES
(42)
BESMIRCHES
(40)
BESMIRCHES
(38)
BESMIRCHES
(38)
BESMIRCHES
(33)
BESMIRCHES
(29)
BESMIRCHES
(27)
BESMIRCHES
(27)
BESMIRCHES
(26)
BESMIRCHES
(25)
BESMIRCHES
(25)
BESMIRCHES
(24)
BESMIRCHES
(24)
BESMIRCHES
(22)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In besmirches

BESMIRCHES
(198)
BESMIRCHES
(198)
BESMIRCHES
(132)
BESMIRCHES
(132)
RECHIME
(106 = 56 + 50)
CHIMERE
(106 = 56 + 50)
SCHEMER
(106 = 56 + 50)
BIRCHES
(106 = 56 + 50)
SCHEMES
(106 = 56 + 50)
BIRCHES
(104 = 54 + 50)
RECHIME
(104 = 54 + 50)
SCHEMER
(104 = 54 + 50)
RECHIME
(104 = 54 + 50)
CHIMERE
(104 = 54 + 50)
SCHEMES
(104 = 54 + 50)
BIRCHES
(101 = 51 + 50)
SCHEMER
(101 = 51 + 50)
SCHEMES
(101 = 51 + 50)
RECHIME
(101 = 51 + 50)
CHIMERE
(101 = 51 + 50)
SCHEMER
(101 = 51 + 50)
RECHIME
(101 = 51 + 50)
BIRCHES
(101 = 51 + 50)
SCHEMES
(101 = 51 + 50)
CHIMERE
(101 = 51 + 50)
BIRCHES
(101 = 51 + 50)
CHIMERE
(101 = 51 + 50)
BEERISH
(98 = 48 + 50)
MESHIER
(98 = 48 + 50)
MESHERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
MESHERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
MESHIER
(98 = 48 + 50)
MESHERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
MESHIER
(98 = 48 + 50)
RESHIMS
(98 = 48 + 50)
RESHIMS
(98 = 48 + 50)
BEERISH
(98 = 48 + 50)
RESHIMS
(98 = 48 + 50)
SCHEMER
(95 = 45 + 50)
BIRCHES
(95 = 45 + 50)
SCHEMER
(95 = 45 + 50)
SCHEMES
(95 = 45 + 50)
SCHEMER
(95 = 45 + 50)
SCHEMER
(95 = 45 + 50)
RECHIME
(95 = 45 + 50)
CHIMERE
(95 = 45 + 50)
CHIMERE
(95 = 45 + 50)
RECHIME
(95 = 45 + 50)
CHIMERE
(95 = 45 + 50)
BIRCHES
(95 = 45 + 50)
SCHEMES
(95 = 45 + 50)
BIRCHES
(95 = 45 + 50)
CHIMERE
(95 = 45 + 50)
SCHEMES
(95 = 45 + 50)
SCHEMES
(95 = 45 + 50)
BEERISH
(95 = 45 + 50)
SCHEMES
(95 = 45 + 50)
RECHIME
(95 = 45 + 50)
BIRCHES
(95 = 45 + 50)
SCHEMER
(95 = 45 + 50)
RECHIME
(95 = 45 + 50)
MESHERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
RESHIMS
(95 = 45 + 50)
MESHIER
(95 = 45 + 50)
BEMIRES
(94 = 44 + 50)
MERCIES
(94 = 44 + 50)
BIRCHES
(94 = 44 + 50)
CHIMERE
(94 = 44 + 50)
SCHEMES
(94 = 44 + 50)
SCHEMER
(94 = 44 + 50)
SCRIBES
(94 = 44 + 50)
SCRIBES
(92 = 42 + 50)
SCHEMES
(92 = 42 + 50)
HEIRESS
(92 = 42 + 50)
BIRCHES
(92 = 42 + 50)
MERCIES
(92 = 42 + 50)
SCRIBES
(92 = 42 + 50)
CHIMERE
(92 = 42 + 50)
BEMIRES
(92 = 42 + 50)
RECHIME
(92 = 42 + 50)
BEMIRES
(92 = 42 + 50)
SCHEMER
(92 = 42 + 50)
MERCIES
(92 = 42 + 50)
MERCIES
(92 = 42 + 50)
SCHEMES
(90 = 40 + 50)
SCHEMER
(90 = 40 + 50)
SCHEMER
(90 = 40 + 50)
HEIRESS
(90 = 40 + 50)
RECHIME
(90 = 40 + 50)
RECHIME
(90 = 40 + 50)
SCHEMES
(90 = 40 + 50)
MESHERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
BEERISH
(89 = 39 + 50)
RESHIMS
(89 = 39 + 50)
BEERISH
(89 = 39 + 50)
MESHERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
MESHIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
MESHERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
BEERISH
(89 = 39 + 50)
BEERISH
(89 = 39 + 50)
RESHIMS
(89 = 39 + 50)
MESHIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
MESHIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
BEERISH
(89 = 39 + 50)
MESHERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
BEERISH
(89 = 39 + 50)
MESHIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
RESHIMS
(89 = 39 + 50)
RESHIMS
(89 = 39 + 50)
RESHIMS
(89 = 39 + 50)
MESHERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
MESHIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
SCHEMER
(88 = 38 + 50)
SCHEMES
(88 = 38 + 50)
BIRCHES
(88 = 38 + 50)
BEMIRES
(86 = 36 + 50)
BEMIRES
(86 = 36 + 50)
MERCIES
(86 = 36 + 50)
RESHIMS
(86 = 36 + 50)
MERCIES
(86 = 36 + 50)
RECHIME
(86 = 36 + 50)
RESHIMS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCHEMES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCHEMER
(86 = 36 + 50)
MERCIES
(86 = 36 + 50)
BEMIRES
(86 = 36 + 50)
BEMIRES
(86 = 36 + 50)
MERCIES
(86 = 36 + 50)
BEMIRES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCHEMER
(86 = 36 + 50)
BEMIRES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCHEMES
(86 = 36 + 50)
MERCIES
(86 = 36 + 50)
MESHERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCRIBES
(86 = 36 + 50)
CHIMERE
(86 = 36 + 50)
BIRCHES
(86 = 36 + 50)
MESSIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCRIBES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCRIBES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCRIBES
(86 = 36 + 50)
BIRCHES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCRIBES
(86 = 36 + 50)
MESSIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
BEERISH
(86 = 36 + 50)
CHIMERE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CERISES
(86 = 36 + 50)
MESHIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCRIBES
(86 = 36 + 50)
CERISES
(86 = 36 + 50)
BEERISH
(84 = 34 + 50)
RECHIME
(84 = 34 + 50)
RECHIME
(84 = 34 + 50)
SCHEMER
(84 = 34 + 50)
BEMIRES
(84 = 34 + 50)
CHIMERE
(84 = 34 + 50)
CHIMERE
(84 = 34 + 50)
BIRCHES
(84 = 34 + 50)
BEMIRES
(84 = 34 + 50)
SCRIBES
(84 = 34 + 50)
SCRIBES
(84 = 34 + 50)
SCHEMES
(84 = 34 + 50)
SCHEMER
(84 = 34 + 50)
SCHEMES
(84 = 34 + 50)
BIRCHES
(84 = 34 + 50)
HEIRESS
(83 = 33 + 50)
HEIRESS
(83 = 33 + 50)
SCRIBES
(83 = 33 + 50)
HEIRESS
(83 = 33 + 50)
HEIRESS
(83 = 33 + 50)
HEIRESS
(83 = 33 + 50)
MERCIES
(83 = 33 + 50)
HEIRESS
(83 = 33 + 50)
BEMIRES
(83 = 33 + 50)
HEIRESS
(83 = 33 + 50)
SCHEMER
(82 = 32 + 50)
RECHIME
(82 = 32 + 50)
RECHIME
(82 = 32 + 50)
MESHIER
(82 = 32 + 50)
MESHERS
(82 = 32 + 50)
CHIMERE
(82 = 32 + 50)
BIRCHES
(82 = 32 + 50)
RECHIME
(82 = 32 + 50)
BIRCHES
(82 = 32 + 50)
SCHEMES
(82 = 32 + 50)
CHIMERE
(82 = 32 + 50)
BEERISH
(82 = 32 + 50)
CHIMERE
(82 = 32 + 50)
BEERISH
(82 = 32 + 50)
BIRCHES
(82 = 32 + 50)
BEERISH
(82 = 32 + 50)
CHIMERE
(82 = 32 + 50)
BEERISH
(80 = 30 + 50)
MESSIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
CERISES
(80 = 30 + 50)
CERISES
(80 = 30 + 50)
HEIRESS
(80 = 30 + 50)
BESMIRCHES
(80)
CERISES
(80 = 30 + 50)
BEERISH
(80 = 30 + 50)

besmirches in Words With Friends™

The word besmirches is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 21

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters besmirches:

BESMIRCHES
(279)
BESMIRCHES
(279)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (15 words)

beerish, bemires, birches, cerises, chimere, heiress, mercies, meshers, meshier, messier, rechime, reshims, schemer, schemes, scribes

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word besmirches

BESMIRCHES
(279)
BESMIRCHES
(279)
BESMIRCHES
(174)
BESMIRCHES
(174)
BESMIRCHES
(100)
BESMIRCHES
(96)
BESMIRCHES
(93)
BESMIRCHES
(93)
BESMIRCHES
(88)
BESMIRCHES
(88)
BESMIRCHES
(88)
BESMIRCHES
(88)
BESMIRCHES
(87)
BESMIRCHES
(84)
BESMIRCHES
(84)
BESMIRCHES
(75)
BESMIRCHES
(62)
BESMIRCHES
(62)
BESMIRCHES
(54)
BESMIRCHES
(50)
BESMIRCHES
(50)
BESMIRCHES
(50)
BESMIRCHES
(50)
BESMIRCHES
(46)
BESMIRCHES
(42)
BESMIRCHES
(42)
BESMIRCHES
(42)
BESMIRCHES
(42)
BESMIRCHES
(35)
BESMIRCHES
(31)
BESMIRCHES
(30)
BESMIRCHES
(30)
BESMIRCHES
(30)
BESMIRCHES
(30)
BESMIRCHES
(29)
BESMIRCHES
(29)
BESMIRCHES
(27)
BESMIRCHES
(27)
BESMIRCHES
(26)
BESMIRCHES
(26)
BESMIRCHES
(25)
BESMIRCHES
(24)
BESMIRCHES
(24)
BESMIRCHES
(23)
BESMIRCHES
(23)
BESMIRCHES
(23)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In besmirches

BESMIRCHES
(279)
BESMIRCHES
(279)
BESMIRCHES
(174)
BESMIRCHES
(174)
CHIMERE
(122 = 87 + 35)
RECHIME
(122 = 87 + 35)
BEMIRES
(122 = 87 + 35)
RESHIMS
(113 = 78 + 35)
SCHEMER
(110 = 75 + 35)
BIRCHES
(110 = 75 + 35)
BIRCHES
(110 = 75 + 35)
SCHEMES
(110 = 75 + 35)
SCHEMES
(110 = 75 + 35)
BIRCHES
(110 = 75 + 35)
CHIMERE
(110 = 75 + 35)
CHIMERE
(110 = 75 + 35)
SCHEMER
(110 = 75 + 35)
RECHIME
(110 = 75 + 35)
BIRCHES
(104 = 69 + 35)
SCHEMER
(104 = 69 + 35)
SCHEMER
(104 = 69 + 35)
BIRCHES
(104 = 69 + 35)
BIRCHES
(104 = 69 + 35)
SCHEMES
(104 = 69 + 35)
MERCIES
(104 = 69 + 35)
SCHEMES
(104 = 69 + 35)
BIRCHES
(104 = 69 + 35)
SCRIBES
(104 = 69 + 35)
CHIMERE
(104 = 69 + 35)
MERCIES
(104 = 69 + 35)
CHIMERE
(104 = 69 + 35)
MERCIES
(104 = 69 + 35)
RECHIME
(104 = 69 + 35)
CHIMERE
(104 = 69 + 35)
RECHIME
(104 = 69 + 35)
SCRIBES
(104 = 69 + 35)
MESHERS
(101 = 66 + 35)
MESHIER
(101 = 66 + 35)
BEERISH
(101 = 66 + 35)
BESMIRCHES
(100)
MERCIES
(98 = 63 + 35)
BEMIRES
(98 = 63 + 35)
SCRIBES
(98 = 63 + 35)
RECHIME
(98 = 63 + 35)
RECHIME
(98 = 63 + 35)
MERCIES
(98 = 63 + 35)
MERCIES
(98 = 63 + 35)
CHIMERE
(98 = 63 + 35)
BESMIRCHES
(96)
RECHIME
(95 = 60 + 35)
SCHEMER
(95 = 60 + 35)
CHIMERE
(95 = 60 + 35)
SCHEMER
(95 = 60 + 35)
MESHIER
(95 = 60 + 35)
MESHIER
(95 = 60 + 35)
SCHEMER
(95 = 60 + 35)
MESHIER
(95 = 60 + 35)
MESSIER
(95 = 60 + 35)
BIRCHES
(95 = 60 + 35)
MESHERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
RESHIMS
(95 = 60 + 35)
SCHEMES
(95 = 60 + 35)
MESHERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
BIRCHES
(95 = 60 + 35)
RECHIME
(95 = 60 + 35)
SCHEMES
(95 = 60 + 35)
BEERISH
(95 = 60 + 35)
BEERISH
(95 = 60 + 35)
CHIMERE
(95 = 60 + 35)
BIRCHES
(95 = 60 + 35)
SCHEMES
(95 = 60 + 35)
MESHERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
RESHIMS
(95 = 60 + 35)
RECHIME
(95 = 60 + 35)
CHIMERE
(95 = 60 + 35)
CERISES
(95 = 60 + 35)
BESMIRCHES
(93)
BESMIRCHES
(93)
RECHIME
(92 = 57 + 35)
CHIMERE
(92 = 57 + 35)
SCHEMES
(92 = 57 + 35)
SCHEMER
(92 = 57 + 35)
MESSIER
(89 = 54 + 35)
MESHIER
(89 = 54 + 35)
BEERISH
(89 = 54 + 35)
RESHIMS
(89 = 54 + 35)
RESHIMS
(89 = 54 + 35)
CERISES
(89 = 54 + 35)
MESHERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
MESHERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
MESHIER
(89 = 54 + 35)
BESMIRCHES
(88)
BESMIRCHES
(88)
BESMIRCHES
(88)
BESMIRCHES
(88)
MERCIES
(87 = 52 + 35)
BESMIRCHES
(87)
BEMIRES
(87 = 52 + 35)
MERCIES
(87 = 52 + 35)
SCRIBES
(87 = 52 + 35)
SCRIBES
(87 = 52 + 35)
BEMIRES
(87 = 52 + 35)
BEMIRES
(87 = 52 + 35)
MERCIES
(87 = 52 + 35)
SCRIBES
(87 = 52 + 35)
CHIMERE
(86 = 51 + 35)
RECHIME
(86 = 51 + 35)
SCRIBES
(86 = 51 + 35)
RECHIME
(86 = 51 + 35)
BEMIRES
(86 = 51 + 35)
BEMIRES
(86 = 51 + 35)
BEMIRES
(86 = 51 + 35)
SCHEMES
(86 = 51 + 35)
CHIMERE
(86 = 51 + 35)
BIRCHES
(86 = 51 + 35)
SCHEMER
(86 = 51 + 35)
SCHEMER
(86 = 51 + 35)
SCHEMER
(86 = 51 + 35)
SCHEMER
(86 = 51 + 35)
SCHEMES
(86 = 51 + 35)
SCHEMES
(86 = 51 + 35)
SCHEMES
(86 = 51 + 35)
BIRCHES
(86 = 51 + 35)
BIRCHES
(86 = 51 + 35)
SCHEMES
(86 = 51 + 35)
RECHIME
(86 = 51 + 35)
HEIRESS
(86 = 51 + 35)
SCRIBES
(86 = 51 + 35)
MERCIES
(86 = 51 + 35)
SCHEMER
(86 = 51 + 35)
BESMIRCHES
(84)
BEMIRE
(84)
BESMIRCHES
(84)
MESHIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
BEERISH
(83 = 48 + 35)
BEERISH
(83 = 48 + 35)
BEERISH
(83 = 48 + 35)
RESHIMS
(83 = 48 + 35)
BEERISH
(83 = 48 + 35)
RESHIMS
(83 = 48 + 35)
MESHERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
MESHERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
MESHERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
MESHERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
MESHIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
RESHIMS
(83 = 48 + 35)
BEERISH
(83 = 48 + 35)
RESHIMS
(83 = 48 + 35)
RESHIMS
(83 = 48 + 35)
MESHIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
MESHIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
SCHEMES
(81 = 46 + 35)
RECHIME
(81 = 46 + 35)
CHIMERE
(81 = 46 + 35)
RECHIME
(81 = 46 + 35)
SCHEMES
(81 = 46 + 35)
SCHEMER
(81 = 46 + 35)
SCHEMER
(81 = 46 + 35)
BIRCHES
(81 = 46 + 35)
SCRIBES
(80 = 45 + 35)
SCRIBES
(80 = 45 + 35)
SCRIBES
(80 = 45 + 35)
BEMIRES
(80 = 45 + 35)
SCRIBES
(80 = 45 + 35)
BEMIRES
(80 = 45 + 35)
BEMIRES
(80 = 45 + 35)
MERCIES
(80 = 45 + 35)
MERCIES
(80 = 45 + 35)
BEMIRES
(80 = 45 + 35)
HEIRESS
(80 = 45 + 35)
BEMIRES
(80 = 45 + 35)
SCRIBES
(80 = 45 + 35)
MERCIES
(80 = 45 + 35)
BEERISH
(77 = 42 + 35)
CHIMERE
(77 = 42 + 35)
MESHERS
(77 = 42 + 35)
MESHERS
(77 = 42 + 35)
SCHEMES
(77 = 42 + 35)
MESSIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
MESSIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
SCHEMER
(77 = 42 + 35)
MESSIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
BEERISH
(77 = 42 + 35)
SCRIBES
(77 = 42 + 35)
BEERISH
(77 = 42 + 35)
CERISES
(77 = 42 + 35)
BIRCHES
(77 = 42 + 35)
MESHIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
BEERISH
(77 = 42 + 35)
RESHIMS
(77 = 42 + 35)
SCRIBES
(77 = 42 + 35)
BEMIRES
(77 = 42 + 35)
MERCIES
(77 = 42 + 35)
BEMIRES
(77 = 42 + 35)
MESHIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
MESHERS
(77 = 42 + 35)
RESHIMS
(77 = 42 + 35)
MESHIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
CERISES
(77 = 42 + 35)
CERISES
(77 = 42 + 35)

Words containing the sequence besmirches

Words that start with besmirches (1 word)

Words with besmirches in them (1 word)

Words that end with besmirches (1 word)

Word Growth involving besmirches

Shorter words in besmirches

be besmirch

mi smirch besmirch

he hes smirches

mi smirch smirches

Longer words containing besmirches

(No longer words found)