beguine
NOUN
/bɪ'ɡin/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B
beguine is a valid 7-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3E1G2U1I1N1E1
3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does beguine mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
A ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba.
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2
Music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance.
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3
(Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life.
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