BRAE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BRAE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRAE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRAE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRAE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
braesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRAE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BRAE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about BRAE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 BRAE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A steep bank or hillside, especially beside a river or valley, in Scots usage.
A brae is the sloping ground rising from a riverbank or glen, a common feature of the Scottish landscape often mentioned in ballads and place names. The word usually appears in descriptions of someone climbing or standing on a brae overlooking the countryside.
How BRAE is used
Scots dialect; common in Scottish literature, songs and place names.
- They walked up the brae towards the old cottage.
- Sheep grazed along the grassy brae above the river.
- The song describes lovers parting on a lonely brae.
- From the top of the brae, the whole glen was visible.
- Rain had made the brae slippery and hard to climb.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRAE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BRAE
The 4 tiles of BRAE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with BRAE
3 longer words begin with BRAE.
Words ending in BRAE
8 words end in BRAE. Useful as a back hook: play BRAE onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in BRAE
Common questions about BRAE
- Is BRAE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRAE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRAE worth?
- BRAE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRAE mean?
- A steep bank or hillside, especially beside a river or valley, in Scots usage.
- What letters can be added to BRAE?
- BRAE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BRAE:
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