BERME is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BERME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BERME?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BERME is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BERME
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BERME scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BERME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 47,530.
What stands out about BERME
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BERME mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A narrow level shelf, ledge or strip of ground set between two sloped or vertical surfaces, such as between a rampart and its ditch, along a road, canal or embankment, or at the base of a slope.
Military engineers once built a berme into a fortification to create a level gap between the base of a wall or rampart and the surrounding ditch, keeping loose earth from sliding straight down into the water below. Modern road and canal builders use the same basic idea, leaving a flat berme along the shoulder of a road or the bank of a canal to give workers, cyclists or maintenance vehicles a level surface to use. Engineers also build a berme deliberately as a barrier, piling earth or snow into a raised strip that redirects water, blocks a view, or marks a boundary between two areas. On a natural beach, waves themselves can shape a berme, depositing sand into a nearly flat shelf above the usual high-tide line.
How BERME is used
A technical term from engineering, military history and earth sciences, used for a level shelf or ridge of ground between two sloped or differently graded surfaces.
- Workers graded a narrow berme along the edge of the canal.
- The old fort's berme separated the rampart from the moat below.
- A grassy berme ran the length of the highway shoulder.
- Storm waves had built a new berme higher up the beach.
- The crew piled snow into a berme to shield the site from wind.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BERME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BERME
The 5 tiles of BERME in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with BERME
2 longer words begin with BERME.
Words with BERME inside
14 words contain BERME in the middle. Words that start with BERME are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BERME
Common questions about BERME
- Is BERME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BERME, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BERME worth?
- BERME is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BERME mean?
- A narrow level shelf, ledge or strip of ground set between two sloped or vertical surfaces, such as between a rampart and its ditch, along a road, canal or embankment, or at the base of a slope.
- What letters can be added to BERME?
- BERME takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BERME:
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