BROAD is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BROAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BROAD?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BROAD is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BROAD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BROAD scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BROAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about BROAD
- The same 5 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BROAD mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Large from side to side; wide, or covering a wide range.
Broad measures width the way tall measures height, but it has drifted further from the purely physical: a broad outline covers a lot of ground without much detail, and a broad accent is simply a strong, unmistakable one. The related noun breadth keeps the older, more concrete sense of measurable width, while broad itself now works just as easily on ideas as on rivers or shoulders.
How BROAD is used
Comparative broader, superlative broadest. Used of physical width and, just as often, of scope or generality.
- The river grew broad and slow below the falls.
- He gave only a broad outline of the plan.
- She has broad shoulders and an easy stride.
- The accusation was broad enough to mean almost anything.
- A broad grin spread across his face at the news.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BROAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BROAD
The 5 tiles of BROAD in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with BROAD
Showing 24 of 59 words that begin with BROAD.
Words ending in BROAD
2 words end in BROAD. Useful as a back hook: play BROAD onto a word already on the board.
Words with BROAD inside
7 words contain BROAD in the middle. Words that start with BROAD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BROAD
Showing 40 of 46. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about BROAD
- Is BROAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BROAD, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BROAD worth?
- BROAD is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BROAD mean?
- Large from side to side; wide, or covering a wide range.
- What letters can be added to BROAD?
- BROAD takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BROAD:
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