BRANCHIA is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BRANCHIA 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.
Which word lists accept BRANCHIA?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRANCHIA is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRANCHIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How BRANCHIA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BRANCHIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRANCHIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BRANCHIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoologytechnical
A gill, the organ that lets aquatic animals take oxygen from water.
Biologists use branchia, plural branchiae, when describing fish, tadpoles and many invertebrates. Its feathery folds give a large surface for absorbing oxygen.
How BRANCHIA is used
Used in biology and zoology.
- Each branchia was fringed with fine red filaments.
- Damage to the branchia leaves a fish short of oxygen.
- The tadpole breathes through its branchia until it grows lungs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRANCHIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRANCHIA
3 longer words begin with BRANCHIA.
Shorter words from the letters in BRANCHIA
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Common questions about BRANCHIA
- Is BRANCHIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRANCHIA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRANCHIA worth?
- BRANCHIA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRANCHIA mean?
- A gill, the organ that lets aquatic animals take oxygen from water.
- What letters can be added to BRANCHIA?
- BRANCHIA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BRANCHIA:
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