BRACTLET is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BRACTLET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRACTLET?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRACTLET is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRACTLET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bractletsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRACTLET scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BRACTLET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRACTLET has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BRACTLET mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalbotany
A small or secondary bract, found on the stalk of a single flower.
A bractlet is smaller than the main bract and sits further along the flower stem. Botanists mention bractlets when they need to separate closely related species of a family.
How BRACTLET is used
Bractlet is a botanical term that shares its meaning with bracteole.
- Each flower has a tiny bractlet at its base.
- The bractlet is hairy on the underside.
- Look for the bractlet below the sepals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRACTLET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRACTLET
1 longer words begin with BRACTLET.
Shorter words from the letters in BRACTLET
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Common questions about BRACTLET
- Is BRACTLET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRACTLET, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRACTLET worth?
- BRACTLET is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRACTLET mean?
- A small or secondary bract, found on the stalk of a single flower.
- What letters can be added to BRACTLET?
- BRACTLET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BRACTLET:
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