BRANCHIAE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BRANCHIAE 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.
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PlayableBRANCHIAE · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BRANCHIAE?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.33%
Our own measure of how useful BRANCHIAE is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRANCHIAE
No single letter turns BRANCHIAE into another word.
How BRANCHIAE scores
Scrabble b3r1a1n1c3h4i1a1e1 16
Words with Friends b4r1a1n2c4h3i1a1e1 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in BRANCHIAE, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRANCHIAE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BRANCHIAE
- BRANCHIAE runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BRANCHIAE
barchane15 branchia15 carabine12 barchan14 birchen14 brachia14 brechan14 acharne12 achenia12 archaei12 archean12 archine12 chainer12 carabin11 carbine11 acarine9 carinae9 branch13 breach13 achier11 anarch11 archei11 areach11 cahier11 chaine11 chenar11 chinar11 enarch11 enrich11 eriach11 inarch11 incher11 nicher11 richen11 arabic10 cabrie10 caribe10 hernia9 acinar8 arabin8
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Common questions about BRANCHIAE
- Is BRANCHIAE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRANCHIAE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRANCHIAE worth?
- BRANCHIAE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BRANCHIAE?
- No single letter can be added to BRANCHIAE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BRANCHIAE:
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