BREN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BREN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BREN?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BREN is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BREN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BREN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BREN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does BREN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A lightweight, quick-firing machine gun used by British and Allied forces during the Second World War.
The bren took its name from Brno, where it was designed, and Enfield, where it was manufactured in Britain. Soldiers valued the bren for being light enough for one person to carry and fire from the shoulder or a bipod, making it a standard infantry support weapon.
How BREN is used
Historical; used when discussing Second World War military equipment.
- The soldier carried a bren across his shoulder on patrol.
- Museum visitors examined an original bren from the war.
- The bren could be fired from a prone position using its bipod.
- Each infantry section was issued a single bren.
- Historians describe the bren as reliable even in harsh conditions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BREN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BREN
8 longer words begin with BREN.
Words with BREN inside
7 words contain BREN in the middle. Words that start with BREN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BREN
Common questions about BREN
- Is BREN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BREN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BREN worth?
- BREN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BREN mean?
- A lightweight, quick-firing machine gun used by British and Allied forces during the Second World War.
- What letters can be added to BREN?
- BREN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BREN:
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