BRANKING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. BRANKING 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BRANKING?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRANKING is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRANKING
No single letter turns BRANKING into another word.
How BRANKING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BRANKING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRANKING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BRANKING mean in Scrabble?
BRANKING is the -ing form (present participle) of BRANK.
BRANK(verb) — To toss up the head and prance, said especially of a horse.
Shorter words from the letters in BRANKING
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Common questions about BRANKING
- Is BRANKING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BRANKING is not in it.
- How many points is BRANKING worth?
- BRANKING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BRANKING?
- No single letter can be added to BRANKING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BRANKING:
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