REDBREAST is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. REDBREAST 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 REDBREAST?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REDBREAST is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REDBREAST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
redbreastsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REDBREAST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in REDBREAST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REDBREAST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does REDBREAST mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A small songbird with an orange-red patch on its chest, especially the European robin.
The redbreast is a familiar garden bird in Britain, often seen near gardeners turning soil. The name is more poetic than robin and turns up in verse, carols and old folk tales.
How REDBREAST is used
Chiefly literary or old-fashioned; in ordinary talk people say robin instead of redbreast.
- A redbreast sat on the spade handle.
- The poet praised the redbreast singing in winter.
- Every Christmas card seemed to show a redbreast in the snow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REDBREAST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of REDBREAST
The 9 tiles of REDBREAST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with REDBREAST
1 longer words begin with REDBREAST.
Shorter words from the letters in REDBREAST
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Common questions about REDBREAST
- Is REDBREAST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REDBREAST, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REDBREAST worth?
- REDBREAST is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REDBREAST mean?
- A small songbird with an orange-red patch on its chest, especially the European robin.
- What letters can be added to REDBREAST?
- REDBREAST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of REDBREAST:
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