BRER is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. BRER 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept BRER?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRER 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 BRER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRER scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BRER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,892.
What does BRER mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialectNorth American
A dialect form of brother, used as an informal title placed before a man's name.
Brer appears mainly in older Southern American storytelling, most famously in tales where animal characters like Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox are addressed the way one might address a respected brother or elder. It works less as an ordinary noun and more as a title of familiarity.
How BRER is used
Dialect, North American; associated with folk tales and older Southern speech.
- The story begins with Brer Rabbit outwitting Brer Fox again.
- Old Brer Terrapin was said to be the slowest but wisest of all.
- The children loved hearing about Brer Wolf's failed tricks.
- He greeted the older man as Brer Jones out of respect.
- The storyteller changed his voice for every Brer in the tale.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRER
3 longer words begin with BRER.
Words ending in BRER
3 words end in BRER. Useful as a back hook: play BRER onto a word already on the board.
Words with BRER inside
8 words contain BRER in the middle. Words that start with BRER are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BRER
Common questions about BRER
- Is BRER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRER, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRER worth?
- BRER is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRER mean?
- A dialect form of brother, used as an informal title placed before a man's name.
- What letters can be added to BRER?
- BRER takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BRER:
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