BRANCHIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BRANCHIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRANCHIAL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRANCHIAL is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRANCHIAL
Front hooks — 1
abranchialBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How BRANCHIAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BRANCHIAL, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRANCHIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BRANCHIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to the gills of a fish or other water-breathing animal.
Biologists use branchial when speaking of gill structures, including those that appear briefly in the embryos of land animals. Branchial arches, for instance, later develop into parts of the jaw and neck.
How BRANCHIAL is used
Used in anatomy and zoology for anything connected with gills.
- The branchial arteries carry blood to the gills.
- A branchial groove is visible in the young embryo.
- Fish rely on branchial respiration to take oxygen from water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRANCHIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BRANCHIAL
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Common questions about BRANCHIAL
- Is BRANCHIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRANCHIAL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRANCHIAL worth?
- BRANCHIAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRANCHIAL mean?
- Relating to the gills of a fish or other water-breathing animal.
- What letters can be added to BRANCHIAL?
- BRANCHIAL takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BRANCHIAL:
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