BRAISES is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BRAISES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRAISES?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRAISES is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRAISES
No single letter turns BRAISES into another word.
How BRAISES scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BRAISES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 228,732.
What stands out about BRAISES
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 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 BRAISES mean in Scrabble?
BRAISES is the present-tense form of BRAISE used with he, she and it.
BRAISE(verb) — To cook food slowly in a small amount of liquid inside a tightly covered pot, usually after first browning it in fat.
Anagrams of BRAISES
The 7 tiles of BRAISES in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BRAISES
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Common questions about BRAISES
- Is BRAISES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRAISES, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRAISES worth?
- BRAISES is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BRAISES?
- No single letter can be added to BRAISES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BRAISES:
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