BRACKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. BRACKS 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 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept BRACKS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRACKS is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRACKS
No single letter turns BRACKS into another word.
How BRACKS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BRACKS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What stands out about BRACKS
- BRACKS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BRACKS
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Common questions about BRACKS
- Is BRACKS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRACKS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRACKS worth?
- BRACKS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BRACKS?
- No single letter can be added to BRACKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BRACKS:
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