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   Be·strew

   /bəˈstro͞o/

   

   verb

   • 1. cover or partly cover (a surface) with scattered objects: literary "the bride's train was bestrewn with rose petals"
   • ▪ (of objects) lie scattered over (a surface): literary "sweeping away the sand and rubbish that bestrewed it"

   Word Origin Old Englishbestrēowian (see be-, strew).

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

   • T

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   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • W

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