BREI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. BREI 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 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BREI?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BREI is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BREI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BREI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BREI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about BREI
- 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 BREI mean in Scrabble?
verb
South African
To pronounce the letter r with a guttural, uvular sound at the back of the throat, as is typical in Afrikaans.
A speaker who brei produces the r sound further back in the mouth than the rolled or tapped r common in many other languages, a pronunciation trait strongly linked to Afrikaans and some South African English accents. Saying someone brei is a way of pointing out this particular feature of their speech.
How BREI is used
South African; used when discussing Afrikaans pronunciation and regional accents.
- He was taught to brei the r whenever he spoke Afrikaans.
- She could brei so naturally that people assumed she was a native speaker.
- Not every learner manages to brei the guttural r on the first try.
- The coach explained exactly how to brei correctly.
- Even after years abroad, he would still brei out of old habit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BREI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BREI
The 4 tiles of BREI in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BREI
10 longer words begin with BREI.
Shorter words from the letters in BREI
Common questions about BREI
- Is BREI valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BREI is not in it.
- How many points is BREI worth?
- BREI is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BREI mean?
- To pronounce the letter r with a guttural, uvular sound at the back of the throat, as is typical in Afrikaans.
- What letters can be added to BREI?
- BREI takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BREI:
Open BREI in the Word Finder