beta: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with B · ends with A
Meaning of beta
noun
- countable, uncountable
The second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β, β), preceded by alpha (Α, α) and followed by gamma, (Γ, γ). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words have and vase.
- countable, uncountable
Average sensitivity of a security's price to overall securities market prices.
- uncountable
The phase of development after alpha testing and before launch, in which software, while not complete, has been released to potential users for testing.
Example: The company is offering a public beta program to test the software.
- countable
Software in such a phase; a preliminary version.
Listed forms: betas.
Source: Wiktionary — beta.
adj
- not-comparable
Identifying a molecular position in an organic chemical compound.
- not-comparable
Designates the second in an order of precedence.
- not-comparable
Preliminary; prerelease. Refers to an incomplete version of a product released for initial testing.
- not-comparable
Associated with the beta male/female archetype.
Source: Wiktionary — beta.
verb
To preliminarily release computer software for initial testing prior to final release.
- Internet
To beta-read a text.
Listed forms: betas, betaing, betaed.
Source: Wiktionary — beta.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is beta in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of beta
B(3) + E(1) + T(1) + A(1) = 6 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 beta
3 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from beta
13 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in beta. Showing up to 24, longest first.