BRA is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. BRA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRA?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRA is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 10 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRA scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in BRA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,497.
What stands out about BRA
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 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 BRA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A garment that supports the breasts.
Bra is clipped from brassiere, which in French means something else entirely — their word for the garment is soutien-gorge. English took the wrong term and kept it, which happens with borrowings more often than anybody admits.
How BRA is used
Countable: a bra, two bras.
- A bra that fits is harder to find than the shops suggest.
- The word bra is clipped from brassiere.
- Two bras and nothing else survived the wash.
- The French do not call it a bra or anything like it.
- She bought a bra in the wrong size and wore it anyway.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BRA
The 3 tiles of BRA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BRA
Showing 24 of 607 words that begin with BRA.
Words ending in BRA
20 words end in BRA. Useful as a back hook: play BRA onto a word already on the board.
Words with BRA inside
Showing 24 of 707 words that contain BRA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BRA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BRA
Common questions about BRA
- Is BRA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRA, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRA worth?
- BRA is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRA mean?
- A garment that supports the breasts.
- What letters can be added to BRA?
- BRA takes 10 hooks: 0 in front and 10 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of BRA:
Open BRA in the Word Finder