BREAK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BREAK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BREAK?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BREAK is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BREAK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
breaksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BREAK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BREAK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What stands out about BREAK
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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 BREAK mean in Scrabble?
verb
To separate something into two or more pieces, typically by force.
Break covers the basic act of causing something solid to come apart, whether a plate shatters on the floor, a bone snaps in a fall, or a chain gives way under strain. From that core idea the word branches into dozens of extended senses, so a habit can break, a silence can break, news can break, and a runner can break away from the pack. Because it covers so much ground, English builds many fixed phrases around break, such as break down, break up and break the ice. Few verbs in everyday English carry as many different but related meanings as break.
How BREAK is used
Extremely common in speech and writing, both for physical breaking and in a wide range of figurative and phrasal uses.
- The glass will break if it falls onto the tiles.
- Try not to break the seal until the ceremony begins.
- Negotiators hoped to break the deadlock before nightfall.
- The story is expected to break on the evening news.
- A sudden shout can break the silence of an empty hall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BREAK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BREAK
The 5 tiles of BREAK in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with BREAK
Showing 24 of 54 words that begin with BREAK.
Words ending in BREAK
18 words end in BREAK. Useful as a back hook: play BREAK onto a word already on the board.
Words with BREAK inside
Showing 24 of 87 words that contain BREAK somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BREAK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BREAK
Common questions about BREAK
- Is BREAK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BREAK, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BREAK worth?
- BREAK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BREAK mean?
- To separate something into two or more pieces, typically by force.
- What letters can be added to BREAK?
- BREAK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BREAK:
Open BREAK in the Word Finder