BROIDERY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BROIDERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BROIDERY?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BROIDERY is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BROIDERY
No single letter turns BROIDERY into another word.
How BROIDERY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BROIDERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BROIDERY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BROIDERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
Decorative needlework in thread on cloth, an old form of the word embroidery.
Broidery belongs to older English, where it turns up in poems and descriptions of rich robes. Modern writers use it mainly to give a text an antique flavour.
How BROIDERY is used
Archaic; found in older literature and period-style writing.
- The queen wore a gown heavy with gold broidery.
- Fine broidery ran along the edge of the altar cloth.
- The poem describes a cloak of silken broidery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BROIDERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BROIDERY
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Common questions about BROIDERY
- Is BROIDERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BROIDERY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BROIDERY worth?
- BROIDERY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BROIDERY mean?
- Decorative needlework in thread on cloth, an old form of the word embroidery.
- What letters can be added to BROIDERY?
- No single letter can be added to BROIDERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BROIDERY:
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