bet: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 5 letter points · starts with B · ends with T
Meaning of bet
noun
A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).
Example: Dylan owes Fletcher $30 from an unsuccessful bet.
- Philippines, figuratively, informal
A candidate (for elections and pageants) or competitor (in multinational sports).
Indicating a degree of certainty, or that something can be relied upon.
Example: It’s a safe bet that it will rain tomorrow.
Listed forms: bets.
Source: Wiktionary — bet.
verb
- ditransitive, transitive
To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.
Example: I('ll) bet I can run faster than you.
- transitive
To be sure of something; to be able to count on something.
Example: Fancy going for a drink after work? / You bet I do!
To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the first person to place money in the pot on each round.
Listed forms: bets, betting, betted.
Source: Wiktionary — bet.
intj
Expression of general agreement or acceptance.
Exclamation indicating acceptance of a challenge or an absurd proposal.
Exclamation of joy at good fortune.
Source: Wiktionary — bet.
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 bet.
noun
the money risked on a gamble
noun
the act of gambling
verb
maintain with or as if with a bet
verb
stake on the outcome of an issue
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is bet in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of bet
B(3) + E(1) + T(1) = 5 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 bet
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 bet
2 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in bet. Showing up to 24, longest first.