# bests

> English word · Interjection · IPA /bɛsts/ · frequency rank #47,490

## Definitions
1. A polite, formulaic end to a letter or email.

## Etymology
* (end to a letter) Perhaps short for "best regards and best wishes".

## Easily confused with
- **bet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bests-vs-bet)
- **BTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bests-vs-bts)
- **boss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bests-vs-boss)
- **beta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bests-vs-beta)
- **bits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bests-vs-bits)
- **bust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bests-vs-bust)
- **beth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bests-vs-beth)
- **bets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bests-vs-bets)
- **buss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bests-vs-buss)
- **Beto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bests-vs-beto)
- **boots** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bests-vs-boots)
- **boats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bests-vs-boats)
- **bless** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bests-vs-bless)
- **betty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bests-vs-betty)
- **bolts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bests-vs-bolts)
- **Brits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bests-vs-brits)
- **butts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bests-vs-butts)
- **Betsy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bests-vs-betsy)
- **bouts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bests-vs-bouts)
- **busts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bests-vs-busts)

## Common misspellings (6)
`bbests`, `bessts`, `bestss`, `bestts`, `bsets`, `ebsts`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bests