BRAKESMAN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. BRAKESMAN is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
b3r1a1k5e1s1m3a1n1
Depends on the listBRAKESMAN · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BRAKESMAN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.67%
Our own measure of how useful BRAKESMAN is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRAKESMAN
No single letter turns BRAKESMAN into another word.
How BRAKESMAN scores
Scrabble b3r1a1k5e1s1m3a1n1 17
Words with Friends b4r1a1k5e1s1m4a1n2 20
Face value of the 9 tiles in BRAKESMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRAKESMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BRAKESMAN
brakeman16 embanks15 embarks15 arabesk13 bankers13 barkans13 barkens13 seabank13 seamark13 baseman11 embank14 embark14 bakers12 banaks12 banker12 barkan12 barken12 brakes12 branks12 breaks12 kabars12 karmas12 kebars12 kermas12 makars12 makers12 markas12 masker12 ambans10 ambers10 ameban10 amebas10 ankers10 barman10 barmen10 brames10 breams10 embars10 kanaes10 keasar10
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Common questions about BRAKESMAN
- Is BRAKESMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRAKESMAN, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRAKESMAN worth?
- BRAKESMAN is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BRAKESMAN?
- No single letter can be added to BRAKESMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BRAKESMAN:
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