BITE means to use your teeth to cut into or through something. As a noun, it refers to the act of biting or a piece taken by biting. In word games like Scrabble, BITE is a versatile 4-letter word worth 6 base points.
Yes. BITE is in the Scrabble-style word list used by our tools and scores 6 points in Scrabble, 7 in Words With Friends and 7 in Wordfeud (base tile values, no board multipliers). Always check the dictionary your game uses (NWL, Collins or the WWF list) before playing.
| Letter | B | I | T | E | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Words With Friends | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Wordfeud | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
BITE is one of the most common and versatile 4-letter words in the English language, serving as both a verb and a noun. As a verb, "bite" means to use your teeth to cut, grip, or tear something. This action is fundamental to how many animals, including humans, consume food. The word can also describe non-literal actions, such as when cold weather "bites" at exposed skin, or when a fish "bites" on a fishing hook.
As a noun, "bite" refers to the act of biting itself, the wound or mark left by biting, or a piece of food small enough to be bitten off easily. We speak of taking "a bite" of an apple or grabbing "a quick bite" to eat. The word extends metaphorically to describe sharpness or effectiveness, as in a joke with "bite" or a policy with "real bite" to it.
In Scrabble and word games, BITE offers excellent value for a common word. With B worth 3 points and the remaining letters worth 1 point each, it totals 6 base points. Its balanced mix of consonants and vowels makes it easy to play, while the less common B adds scoring potential. The word's flexibility allows for numerous extensions: BITER, BITES, BITERS, BITEABLE, and compound words like SNAKEBITE or FROSTBITE.
The word "bite" has ancient Germanic roots, tracing back to Old English "bītan," which meant "to bite, tear off with the teeth." This connects to Proto-Germanic *bītan and ultimately to Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- ("to split, cleave"). The word has cognates across Germanic languages: German "beißen," Dutch "bijten," and Old Norse "bíta."
Anagrams: no other word uses exactly the letters of BITE.
Hooks: no front hooks; back BITER, BITES.
Words inside BITE: 8 shorter words can be made from these letters – highest scoring: BETBITBEBITIEETITTI. See all words from BITE.