FIREBRAT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FIREBRAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FIREBRAT?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FIREBRAT is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FIREBRAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
firebratsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FIREBRAT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FIREBRAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FIREBRAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FIREBRAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small, quick, wingless insect that lives in warm places such as around furnaces and ovens.
The firebrat is a bristletail, close kin to the silverfish, but it prefers heat well above room temperature. It turns up in bakeries and boiler rooms, where it feeds on crumbs and starch.
How FIREBRAT is used
Used in pest control and natural history.
- A firebrat darted across the warm pipe.
- The baker found a firebrat behind the oven.
- Firebrat infestations are common near boilers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FIREBRAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FIREBRAT
1 longer words begin with FIREBRAT.
Shorter words from the letters in FIREBRAT
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Common questions about FIREBRAT
- Is FIREBRAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FIREBRAT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FIREBRAT worth?
- FIREBRAT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FIREBRAT mean?
- A small, quick, wingless insect that lives in warm places such as around furnaces and ovens.
- What letters can be added to FIREBRAT?
- FIREBRAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FIREBRAT:
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