BREW is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BREW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BREW?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BREW is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BREW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
brewsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BREW scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BREW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does BREW mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make beer or to make tea.
Brew and broth come from one root, through the idea of boiling. The sense about trouble brewing is sixteenth-century and was originally used about the weather.
How BREW is used
Brewed, brewing. Also a noun.
- They brew twice a week and sell it all.
- The word brew shares a root with broth.
- Trouble was brewing and everybody could see it.
- A brew in the north of England is a cup of tea.
- The figurative sense of brew began with weather.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BREW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BREW
23 longer words begin with BREW.
Words ending in BREW
2 words end in BREW. Useful as a back hook: play BREW onto a word already on the board.
Words with BREW inside
11 words contain BREW in the middle. Words that start with BREW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BREW
Common questions about BREW
- Is BREW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BREW, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BREW worth?
- BREW is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BREW mean?
- To make beer or to make tea.
- What letters can be added to BREW?
- BREW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BREW:
Open BREW in the Word Finder