BRIT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BRIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRIT?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRIT is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRIT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRIT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BRIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does BRIT mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The young of a herring, sprat, or similar small fish, often found in large shoals.
Brit forms an important food source for larger fish, seabirds, and whales, gathering in dense shoals near the surface of coastal waters. Fishermen and naturalists use the word for these tiny immature fish rather than adult herring.
How BRIT is used
Used mainly in fishing and marine wildlife writing.
- Gulls dived repeatedly into the shoal of brit.
- The whale surfaced through a thick patch of brit.
- Fishermen use brit as bait for larger catches.
- A shimmering mass of brit moved just beneath the waves.
- The bay was thick with brit during the summer months.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRIT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRIT
Showing 24 of 30 words that begin with BRIT.
Words ending in BRIT
1 words end in BRIT. Useful as a back hook: play BRIT onto a word already on the board.
Words with BRIT inside
Showing 24 of 29 words that contain BRIT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BRIT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BRIT
Common questions about BRIT
- Is BRIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRIT, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRIT worth?
- BRIT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRIT mean?
- The young of a herring, sprat, or similar small fish, often found in large shoals.
- What letters can be added to BRIT?
- BRIT takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BRIT:
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