BRIDEWELL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BRIDEWELL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRIDEWELL?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRIDEWELL is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRIDEWELL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bridewellsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRIDEWELL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BRIDEWELL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRIDEWELL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BRIDEWELL mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicBritish
A jail or house of correction for minor offenders.
The name comes from a London workhouse built beside St Bride's well in the sixteenth century. Over time any such lock-up for vagrants and petty wrongdoers was called a bridewell. It now survives mainly in historical writing.
How BRIDEWELL is used
Found in historical texts and in older place names rather than in everyday speech.
- The vagrant spent a week in the bridewell.
- A bridewell once stood beside the river.
- He was sent to the bridewell for brawling.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRIDEWELL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRIDEWELL
1 longer words begin with BRIDEWELL.
Shorter words from the letters in BRIDEWELL
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Common questions about BRIDEWELL
- Is BRIDEWELL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRIDEWELL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRIDEWELL worth?
- BRIDEWELL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRIDEWELL mean?
- A jail or house of correction for minor offenders.
- What letters can be added to BRIDEWELL?
- BRIDEWELL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BRIDEWELL:
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