BRIDESMAID is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BRIDESMAID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRIDESMAID?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRIDESMAID is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRIDESMAID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bridesmaidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRIDESMAID scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BRIDESMAID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRIDESMAID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BRIDESMAID mean in Scrabble?
noun
A girl or unmarried woman who attends a bride at her wedding.
Bridesmaids usually dress alike and help the bride with the day's practical details. A bridesmaid is often a close friend or sister. The word is also used figuratively for someone who often comes close to a prize but never wins it.
How BRIDESMAID is used
Used for wedding attendants, and figuratively for a perpetual runner-up as in always the bridesmaid.
- Her sister was the chief bridesmaid.
- Each bridesmaid carried a small bouquet of roses.
- The team was always the bridesmaid and never the champion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRIDESMAID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BRIDESMAID
The 10 tiles of BRIDESMAID in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BRIDESMAID
1 longer words begin with BRIDESMAID.
Shorter words from the letters in BRIDESMAID
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Common questions about BRIDESMAID
- Is BRIDESMAID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRIDESMAID, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRIDESMAID worth?
- BRIDESMAID is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRIDESMAID mean?
- A girl or unmarried woman who attends a bride at her wedding.
- What letters can be added to BRIDESMAID?
- BRIDESMAID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BRIDESMAID:
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