BERG is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BERG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BERG?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BERG is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BERG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bergsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BERG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BERG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does BERG mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A large mass of ice that has broken away from a glacier or ice sheet and floats in open water; short for iceberg.
A berg can rise many meters above the waterline while hiding a much larger mass beneath the surface, making it a serious hazard to ships. In South African English, berg is also used on its own to mean a mountain.
How BERG is used
Countable noun; commonly used as a shortened form of iceberg.
- The ship altered course to avoid a berg.
- Sailors spotted a huge berg drifting south.
- The bergs calved from the glacier all summer.
- Climbers described the berg towering over the valley.
- Photographers captured the berg glowing blue at sunset.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BERG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BERG
Showing 24 of 31 words that begin with BERG.
Words ending in BERG
5 words end in BERG. Useful as a back hook: play BERG onto a word already on the board.
Words with BERG inside
Showing 24 of 35 words that contain BERG somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BERG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BERG
Common questions about BERG
- Is BERG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BERG, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BERG worth?
- BERG is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BERG mean?
- A large mass of ice that has broken away from a glacier or ice sheet and floats in open water; short for iceberg.
- What letters can be added to BERG?
- BERG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BERG:
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