BRIN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BRIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRIN?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRIN is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRIN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BRIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does BRIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
One of the thin ribs that support the folding structure of a hand fan.
A hand fan is built around a set of ribs, called brins, that radiate outward from the base and open together to spread the fabric or paper into shape. The outermost, larger brins are sometimes given the separate name panaches.
How BRIN is used
Rare; found mainly in specialist writing about fan-making and historical costume.
- The craftsman carved each brin from a thin strip of ivory.
- One broken brin was enough to ruin the fan's shape.
- She counted the delicate brins before restoring the antique fan.
- The silk stretched tightly across the folding brins.
- Old fan-makers shaped every brin by hand.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRIN
Showing 24 of 45 words that begin with BRIN.
Words ending in BRIN
4 words end in BRIN. Useful as a back hook: play BRIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with BRIN inside
Showing 24 of 57 words that contain BRIN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BRIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BRIN
Common questions about BRIN
- Is BRIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRIN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRIN worth?
- BRIN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRIN mean?
- One of the thin ribs that support the folding structure of a hand fan.
- What letters can be added to BRIN?
- BRIN takes 6 hooks: 1 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BRIN:
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