BRAW is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BRAW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRAW?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRAW is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRAW
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRAW scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BRAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What stands out about BRAW
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BRAW mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scots
Fine, excellent or splendid.
Braw is the Scots form of brave, and the two split when English narrowed brave to mean courage alone. Scots kept the older and much wider sense of anything splendid.
How BRAW is used
Before and after the noun. Scots.
- A braw day for it, said everybody, in the rain.
- The word braw is the Scots form of brave.
- English narrowed the word and Scots kept braw wide.
- A braw lad is well turned out and not necessarily bold.
- Two braw hills and a very poor road between them.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRAW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BRAW
The 4 tiles of BRAW in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BRAW
23 longer words begin with BRAW.
Words with BRAW inside
6 words contain BRAW in the middle. Words that start with BRAW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BRAW
Common questions about BRAW
- Is BRAW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRAW, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRAW worth?
- BRAW is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRAW mean?
- Fine, excellent or splendid.
- What letters can be added to BRAW?
- BRAW takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BRAW:
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