besides: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 10 letter points · starts with B · ends with S
Meaning of besides
prep
In addition to.
Example: Besides José, I'll invite Jay and Renée, the three of them.
Other than; except for; instead of.
Example: I don't want to go anywhere besides India.
- informal
Beside, next to.
Source: Wiktionary — besides.
adv
- conjunctive, not-comparable
Also; in addition.
Example: We've paid for your whole education and plenty more besides!
- conjunctive, not-comparable
Used to emphasize an additional point, especially an important or stronger reason; moreover; furthermore.
Example: I don't feel like going out tonight. Besides, I have to work tomorrow morning anyway.
- not-comparable
Otherwise; else.
Example: I have been to Spain but nowhere besides.
- not-comparable, obsolete
On one side.
Source: Wiktionary — besides.
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 besides.
adverb
making an additional point; anyway
- in any case
adverb
in addition
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is besides in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of besides
B(3) + E(1) + S(1) + I(1) + D(2) + E(1) + S(1) = 10 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 besides
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from besides
47 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in besides. Showing up to 24, longest first.