BROCH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BROCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BROCH?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BROCH is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BROCH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BROCH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BROCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What does BROCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalScots
A tall, round drystone tower built in Iron Age Scotland, with thick hollow walls and no mortar.
A broch was built entirely from stacked stone without mortar, with two concentric walls enclosing a narrow stair and small rooms that let the structure stand many metres high. Archaeologists find brochs mostly in northern and western Scotland, especially in Orkney and Shetland, where they may have served as defensive strongholds or high-status homes. The best-preserved example, the Broch of Mousa, still stands to more than thirteen metres. The exact purpose of the broch is still debated, but it remains one of the most distinctive types of prehistoric building in Britain.
How BROCH is used
Used in archaeology and Scottish history when describing these Iron Age stone towers.
- The broch on the hill dates back over two thousand years.
- Visitors can climb the stair inside the broch.
- Archaeologists mapped every broch on the island.
- The walls of the broch are more than three metres thick.
- A ruined broch overlooks the bay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BROCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BROCH
13 longer words begin with BROCH.
Words ending in BROCH
1 words end in BROCH. Useful as a back hook: play BROCH onto a word already on the board.
Words with BROCH inside
1 words contain BROCH in the middle. Words that start with BROCH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BROCH
Common questions about BROCH
- Is BROCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BROCH, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BROCH worth?
- BROCH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BROCH mean?
- A tall, round drystone tower built in Iron Age Scotland, with thick hollow walls and no mortar.
- What letters can be added to BROCH?
- BROCH takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BROCH:
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