BRICOLE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BRICOLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRICOLE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRICOLE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRICOLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bricolesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRICOLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BRICOLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does BRICOLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A billiards shot in which the ball rebounds off a cushion, or a harness of straps used to haul heavy guns by hand.
The word bricole came into English from French and kept several narrow technical meanings. Besides the cushion shot in billiards, it can mean an old siege engine for throwing stones or any indirect, unexpected move.
How BRICOLE is used
The word bricole is rare and appears mostly in billiards and military history.
- He scored with a clever bricole off the far cushion.
- Soldiers hauled the cannon with a bricole of leather straps.
- A medieval bricole could hurl stones against castle walls.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRICOLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BRICOLE
The 7 tiles of BRICOLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BRICOLE
3 longer words begin with BRICOLE.
Shorter words from the letters in BRICOLE
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Common questions about BRICOLE
- Is BRICOLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRICOLE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRICOLE worth?
- BRICOLE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRICOLE mean?
- A billiards shot in which the ball rebounds off a cushion, or a harness of straps used to haul heavy guns by hand.
- What letters can be added to BRICOLE?
- BRICOLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BRICOLE:
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