BRETHREN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BRETHREN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRETHREN?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRETHREN is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRETHREN
No single letter turns BRETHREN into another word.
How BRETHREN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BRETHREN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRETHREN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BRETHREN mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicformal
Fellow men of a religious order, church or society, regarded as brothers.
The old plural brethren is kept for solemn or religious settings, where it stresses shared belief rather than family blood. It lends a formal, slightly antique tone that plain brothers lacks.
How BRETHREN is used
Used in religious, ceremonial and older literary writing.
- The monk greeted his brethren in the chapel.
- He addressed the assembled brethren with a short prayer.
- The brethren of the lodge met once a month.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRETHREN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BRETHREN
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Common questions about BRETHREN
- Is BRETHREN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRETHREN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRETHREN worth?
- BRETHREN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRETHREN mean?
- Fellow men of a religious order, church or society, regarded as brothers.
- What letters can be added to BRETHREN?
- No single letter can be added to BRETHREN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BRETHREN:
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