BROGUE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BROGUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BROGUE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BROGUE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BROGUE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
broguesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BROGUE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BROGUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What does BROGUE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A strong regional accent, especially an Irish or Scottish way of speaking English.
The word is most often heard in the phrase "a soft brogue", used with warmth for a lilting speech that marks where a person comes from. It is a close relative of the heavy shoe called a brogan, and both are usually traced to a Gaelic word for footwear, the accent being named for the rough speech of people who wore such shoes. Writers tend to reach for it when they want to place a character in Ireland without naming the country outright.
How BROGUE is used
Mostly used of Irish speech and normally affectionate; it is a little literary in tone.
- Even after thirty years abroad he spoke with a faint brogue.
- The actress practised a Dublin brogue for weeks before filming.
- Her brogue thickened whenever she was angry or tired.
- You could hear the brogue in every line he read aloud.
- The novel gives the old fisherman a thick brogue and a short temper.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BROGUE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BROGUE
4 longer words begin with BROGUE.
Shorter words from the letters in BROGUE
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Common questions about BROGUE
- Is BROGUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BROGUE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BROGUE worth?
- BROGUE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BROGUE mean?
- A strong regional accent, especially an Irish or Scottish way of speaking English.
- What letters can be added to BROGUE?
- BROGUE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BROGUE:
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