besot
Verb
Verb Forms: besotted, besotting, besots
- To infatuate or stupefy, as if with drink.
- make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation
- To muddle, stupefy, or cause to act foolishly, as with alcoholic liquor or infatuation.
Examples
- He was besotted with the idea of playing a nine-letter word.
Origin / Etymology
From be- + sot. Compare to Middle English assoten, assotten (“to act foolishly; fall madly in love, become infatuated”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 7
besot: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordbesot: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
besot: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
besot: valid Words With Friends Word