BRAID is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BRAID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRAID?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRAID is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRAID
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRAID scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BRAID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What does BRAID mean in Scrabble?
noun
A length of hair, thread, or ribbon made by weaving three or more strands over and under each other.
Braid names both the plaited result and, as a verb, the act of making it, so the same word covers a girl braiding her hair and the braid that comes out of it. The technique is old enough that the word has drifted into cloth as well: a decorative braid sewn along a hem or a uniform sleeve uses the identical over-and-under structure, just in ribbon rather than hair.
How BRAID is used
Countable as a noun — a braid, three braids — and regular as a verb: braid, braided, braiding.
- She wore her hair in a single braid down her back.
- The uniform jacket had gold braid along both cuffs.
- He tried to braid the rope into a stronger line.
- Three loose braids fell out of the plait by afternoon.
- A narrow braid trimmed the edge of the curtain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRAID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BRAID
The 5 tiles of BRAID in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BRAID
8 longer words begin with BRAID.
Words ending in BRAID
5 words end in BRAID. Useful as a back hook: play BRAID onto a word already on the board.
Words with BRAID inside
23 words contain BRAID in the middle. Words that start with BRAID are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BRAID
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Common questions about BRAID
- Is BRAID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRAID, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRAID worth?
- BRAID is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRAID mean?
- A length of hair, thread, or ribbon made by weaving three or more strands over and under each other.
- What letters can be added to BRAID?
- BRAID takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BRAID:
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