BRAY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BRAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRAY?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRAY is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRAY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRAY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BRAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does BRAY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make the harsh cry of a donkey.
Bray came through French from a word about crying out, and the association with donkeys is English rather than inherited. Used about a person it is always an insult.
How BRAY is used
Brayed, braying. Also a noun.
- The donkey brayed at four and again at five.
- The word bray came through French and meant crying out.
- A bray from the back of the hall stopped the speech.
- Calling a laugh a bray is never a compliment.
- Two donkeys braying carry further than a car alarm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRAY
5 longer words begin with BRAY.
Words ending in BRAY
3 words end in BRAY. Useful as a back hook: play BRAY onto a word already on the board.
Words with BRAY inside
7 words contain BRAY in the middle. Words that start with BRAY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BRAY
Common questions about BRAY
- Is BRAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRAY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRAY worth?
- BRAY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRAY mean?
- To make the harsh cry of a donkey.
- What letters can be added to BRAY?
- BRAY takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BRAY:
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