BRACHIATION is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. BRACHIATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRACHIATION?
| 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 BRACHIATION is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRACHIATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
brachiationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRACHIATION scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BRACHIATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRACHIATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BRACHIATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
Movement by swinging from one hold to the next using only the arms.
Brachiation is how gibbons and some other apes cross the forest canopy at speed. Biologists study it to understand shoulder structure, and playground monkey bars invite a human version of it.
How BRACHIATION is used
Used in zoology and anthropology about apes and arm-swinging movement.
- Gibbons are the masters of brachiation in the rainforest.
- The long arms of the ape are adapted for brachiation.
- Researchers filmed brachiation to measure how much energy it saves.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRACHIATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRACHIATION
1 longer words begin with BRACHIATION.
Shorter words from the letters in BRACHIATION
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Common questions about BRACHIATION
- Is BRACHIATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRACHIATION, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRACHIATION worth?
- BRACHIATION is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRACHIATION mean?
- Movement by swinging from one hold to the next using only the arms.
- What letters can be added to BRACHIATION?
- BRACHIATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BRACHIATION:
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