BRIEFING is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BRIEFING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
b3r1i1e1f4i1n1g2
PlayableBRIEFING · 8 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept BRIEFING?
| 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: 44 / 100
44WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.75
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%6.13%
Our own measure of how useful BRIEFING is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRIEFING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
briefingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRIEFING scores
Scrabble b3r1i1e1f4i1n1g2 14
Words with Friends b4r1i1e1f4i1n2g3 17
Face value of the 8 tiles in BRIEFING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRIEFING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BRIEFING
1 longer words begin with BRIEFING.
Shorter words from the letters in BRIEFING
breiing10 fibrin11 finger10 firing10 fringe10 binger9 girnie7 brief10 fiber10 fibre10 feign9 grief9 begin8 being8 binge8 bring8 finer8 firie8 giber8 infer8 biner7 brine7 ering6 genii6 grein6 iring6 reign6 renig6 frib9 feng8 frig8 berg7 bing7 brig7 feni7 fern7 fier7 fine7 fini7 fire7
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Common questions about BRIEFING
- Is BRIEFING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRIEFING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRIEFING worth?
- BRIEFING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BRIEFING?
- BRIEFING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BRIEFING:
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