BREEM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. BREEM 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BREEM?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BREEM is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BREEM
No single letter turns BREEM into another word.
How BREEM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BREEM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 47,530.
What stands out about BREEM
- 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 BREEM mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaicliterary
An old poetic word meaning fierce or keen.
Breem described a sharp wind, a bold warrior, or any force that struck with sudden intensity. The spelling appears in Spenser's poetry alongside the variant breme, both naming the same fierce, cutting quality.
How BREEM is used
A literary word from older poetry, not used in modern speech.
- A breem wind cut across the open moor.
- The knight faced his foe with breem resolve.
- Breem waves battered the small fishing boat.
- Her breem gaze silenced the whole room.
- The old poem praised the breem courage of the guard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BREEM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BREEM
The 5 tiles of BREEM in a different order — 3 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BREEM
Common questions about BREEM
- Is BREEM valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BREEM is not in it.
- How many points is BREEM worth?
- BREEM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BREEM mean?
- An old poetic word meaning fierce or keen.
- What letters can be added to BREEM?
- No single letter can be added to BREEM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BREEM:
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