befall

befall is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To happen to. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To happen to.
2. intransitive verb. To come to pass; to happen.
3. verb. happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance (Santayana)

   "It happens that today is my birthday"

   "These things befell"

   Synonyms: bechance, happen

4. verb. become of; happen to

   "He promised that no harm would befall her"

   "What has become of my children?"

   Synonyms: bechance, betide

Synonyms

bechance, happen, betide

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in befall:

flabel

Common word forms

befalls, befallen, befalling

Words from these letters

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