beats: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 7 letter points · starts with B · ends with S
Meaning of beats
noun
- form-of, plural
plural of beat
Base or related entry: beat.
Source: Wiktionary — beats.
noun
- plural, plural-only, slang
An assault by beating.
Source: Wiktionary — beats.
verb
- form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
third-person singular simple present indicative of beat
Base or related entry: beat.
Source: Wiktionary — beats.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for beats.
noun
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
- beat generation
- beatniks
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is beats in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of beats
B(3) + E(1) + A(1) + T(1) + S(1) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of beats
5 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from beats
40 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in beats. Showing up to 24, longest first.