BRAGGING is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BRAGGING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRAGGING?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRAGGING is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRAGGING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
braggingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRAGGING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BRAGGING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 3 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRAGGING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BRAGGING mean in Scrabble?
noun
Boastful talk about what one has, has done or can do.
Bragging is usually heard as a social misstep, since it puts the speaker above the listener. It also names an old card game, a simplified relative of poker, in which players bet on the strength of their hands.
How BRAGGING is used
Common in everyday speech; sometimes the name of the card game.
- His constant bragging wore out his friends.
- There was no bragging after the win, only a quiet smile.
- The family spent the evening playing bragging for matchsticks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRAGGING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRAGGING
2 longer words begin with BRAGGING.
Shorter words from the letters in BRAGGING
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Common questions about BRAGGING
- Is BRAGGING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRAGGING, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRAGGING worth?
- BRAGGING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRAGGING mean?
- Boastful talk about what one has, has done or can do.
- What letters can be added to BRAGGING?
- BRAGGING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BRAGGING:
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