Definitions for bebop

bebop be·bop

Spelling: [bee-bop]
IPA: /ˈbiˌbɒp/

Bebop is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 30 anagrams from letters in bebop (bbeop).

Definitions for bebop

noun

  1. bop1 .

Origin of bebop

An Americanism dating back to 1940-45; probably from the nonsense syllables typical of scat singing

Examples for bebop

The bebop legend drove jazz into territories that continue to awe listeners with ears fast enough to keep up.

Then he called out “Cherokee,” the name of one of the most famous, and fastest, tunes in the bebop repertoire.

Jazz was outsider music that moved mainstream, and then with bebop moved back on the edges.

Word Value for bebop
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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