BRACK is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. BRACK is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept BRACK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRACK is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRACK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bracksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRACK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BRACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 348,553.
What does BRACK mean in Scrabble?
noun
Irish
A rich, sweet loaf or bun studded with dried fruit, traditionally eaten in Ireland, especially around Halloween.
Brack, short for barmbrack, is a spiced Irish tea loaf packed with raisins and sultanas, often soaked overnight in tea before baking to keep the fruit moist. A slice of brack spread with butter is a familiar treat with a cup of tea, and at Halloween a brack traditionally has small charms baked into it, each supposed to predict something about the finder's year ahead. The same word, unrelated to the bread, can also describe a flaw in cloth or a crack in a solid object.
How BRACK is used
An Irish culinary term, especially associated with Halloween baking traditions.
- She sliced the brack and buttered each piece generously.
- A ring baked into the brack is said to bring an early marriage.
- The bakery sells out of brack every October.
- He toasted a slice of brack for breakfast.
- Grandmother's brack recipe calls for a full day of soaking the fruit in tea.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRACK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRACK
11 longer words begin with BRACK.
Words ending in BRACK
3 words end in BRACK. Useful as a back hook: play BRACK onto a word already on the board.
Words with BRACK inside
4 words contain BRACK in the middle. Words that start with BRACK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BRACK
Common questions about BRACK
- Is BRACK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRACK, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRACK worth?
- BRACK is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRACK mean?
- A rich, sweet loaf or bun studded with dried fruit, traditionally eaten in Ireland, especially around Halloween.
- What letters can be added to BRACK?
- BRACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BRACK:
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