Scrabble Word Finder

BRANCHES is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points

Yes. BRANCHES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.

b3r1a1n1c3h4e1s1
PlayableBRANCHES · 8 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available

Which word lists accept BRANCHES?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 40 / 100

40WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.88
Hooks 25%
0
Bingo potential 20%
rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%
5.37%

Our own measure of how useful BRANCHES is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BRANCHES

No single letter turns BRANCHES into another word.

How BRANCHES scores

Scrabble b3r1a1n1c3h4e1s1 15
Words with Friends b4r1a1n2c4h3e1s1 17

Face value of the 8 tiles in BRANCHES, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
b12
r16
a19
n16
c12
h12
e112
s14

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRANCHES has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about BRANCHES

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of BRANCHES

brechans15

The 8 tiles of BRANCHES in a different order — 1 found.

Shorter words from the letters in BRANCHES

braches14 brechan14 chenars12 ranches12 baches13 brachs13 branch13 breach13 arches11 basher11 canehs11 chares11 chaser11 chenar11 enarch11 encash11 eschar11 hances11 naches11 raches11 rehabs11 search11 braces10 cabers10 branes8 caners8 casern8 cranes8 crenas8 nacres8 rances8 bachs12 beach12 bench12 brach12 aches10 brash10 caneh10 chare10 chars10

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Common questions about BRANCHES

Is BRANCHES valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRANCHES, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is BRANCHES worth?
BRANCHES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BRANCHES?
No single letter can be added to BRANCHES to make another word.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BRANCHES:

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