BRIM is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BRIM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRIM?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRIM is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRIM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRIM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BRIM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does BRIM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The projecting edge of a hat, or the rim of a vessel.
Brim meant the edge of the sea before it meant the edge of anything else, and the hat sense is only sixteenth-century. The verb about being full comes from the vessel.
How BRIM is used
Countable. Also a verb: brimmed, brims.
- A brim wide enough to keep the rain off entirely.
- The word brim first meant the edge of the sea.
- The cup brimmed and then went over.
- Two brims of different width on the same block.
- The hat sense of brim is sixteenth-century.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRIM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRIM
20 longer words begin with BRIM.
Words ending in BRIM
4 words end in BRIM. Useful as a back hook: play BRIM onto a word already on the board.
Words with BRIM inside
5 words contain BRIM in the middle. Words that start with BRIM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BRIM
Common questions about BRIM
- Is BRIM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRIM, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRIM worth?
- BRIM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRIM mean?
- The projecting edge of a hat, or the rim of a vessel.
- What letters can be added to BRIM?
- BRIM takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BRIM:
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