BRANES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. BRANES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 8 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
b3r1a1n1e1s1
Depends on the listBRANES · 6 letters · 8 pts Scrabble · 10 pts WWF
8points in Scrabble
10points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 38,325odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept BRANES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.33
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.5%
Our own measure of how useful BRANES is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRANES
No single letter turns BRANES into another word.
How BRANES scores
Scrabble b3r1a1n1e1s1 8
Words with Friends b4r1a1n2e1s1 10
Face value of the 6 tiles in BRANES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
Shorter words from the letters in BRANES
abers7 banes7 bares7 barns7 basen7 baser7 beans7 bears7 braes7 brane7 brans7 brens7 nabes7 saber7 sabre7 earns5 nares5 nears5 reans5 saner5 snare5 aber6 arbs6 baes6 bane6 bans6 bare6 barn6 bars6 base6 bean6 bear6 bens6 brae6 bran6 bras6 bren6 nabe6 nabs6 nebs6
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Common questions about BRANES
- Is BRANES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRANES, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRANES worth?
- BRANES is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BRANES?
- No single letter can be added to BRANES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BRANES:
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