UNBRACE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. UNBRACE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNBRACE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNBRACE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNBRACE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNBRACE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UNBRACE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does UNBRACE mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To remove a brace or support from something, or to loosen tension in it.
Where brace means to strengthen or tighten, unbrace undoes it, as with slackening the cords of a drum. It is also used figuratively for relaxing nerves or muscles that were held tense.
How UNBRACE is used
Unbrace is a rare, slightly literary verb for loosening a tight support or tension.
- The drummer would unbrace the skin after the concert.
- A warm bath helped to unbrace his tired muscles.
- The carpenter began to unbrace the wall frame.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNBRACE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNBRACE
2 longer words begin with UNBRACE.
Shorter words from the letters in UNBRACE
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Common questions about UNBRACE
- Is UNBRACE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNBRACE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNBRACE worth?
- UNBRACE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNBRACE mean?
- To remove a brace or support from something, or to loosen tension in it.
- What letters can be added to UNBRACE?
- UNBRACE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UNBRACE:
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