BRANCHED is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BRANCHED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
b3r1a1n1c3h4e1d2
PlayableBRANCHED · 8 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BRANCHED?
| 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: 41 / 100
41WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.37%
Our own measure of how useful BRANCHED is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRANCHED
No single letter turns BRANCHED into another word.
How BRANCHED scores
Scrabble b3r1a1n1c3h4e1d2 16
Words with Friends b4r1a1n2c4h3e1d2 18
Face value of the 8 tiles in BRANCHED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRANCHED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BRANCHED
- All 8 letters of BRANCHED are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BRANCHED
brechan14 endarch13 ranched13 bached14 branch13 breach13 arched12 chared12 drench12 echard12 becard11 braced11 chenar11 decarb11 enarch11 hander10 harden10 bander9 barned9 cedarn9 craned9 dancer9 nacred9 ranced9 beach12 bench12 brach12 ached11 bandh11 chard11 dench11 caneh10 chare10 hance10 nache10 rache10 ranch10 reach10 rehab10 acerb9
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Common questions about BRANCHED
- Is BRANCHED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRANCHED, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRANCHED worth?
- BRANCHED is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BRANCHED?
- No single letter can be added to BRANCHED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BRANCHED:
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