BRIG is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BRIG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRIG?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRIG is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRIG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
brigsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRIG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BRIG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,103.
What does BRIG mean in Scrabble?
noun
A two-masted sailing ship with square rigging, or a prison on board a naval ship.
The word brig originally named a compact two-masted vessel used for trade and naval duty. It later also came to mean a ship's jail, and by extension any military prison ashore.
How BRIG is used
The prison sense is common in naval and military slang.
- The brig sailed swiftly along the coast.
- Two brigs were anchored in the harbor.
- The sailor was thrown in the brig for insubordination.
- Naval officers often served aboard a brig in the 1800s.
- He spent a week in the brig for missing curfew.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRIG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRIG
Showing 24 of 41 words that begin with BRIG.
Words with BRIG inside
9 words contain BRIG in the middle. Words that start with BRIG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BRIG
Common questions about BRIG
- Is BRIG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRIG, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRIG worth?
- BRIG is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRIG mean?
- A two-masted sailing ship with square rigging, or a prison on board a naval ship.
- What letters can be added to BRIG?
- BRIG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BRIG:
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