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Is BRACHIATES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BRACHIATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BRACHIATES mean?

Brachiates is a form of BRACHIATE.

  1. verb

    swing from one hold to the next

    “the monkeys brachiate”

  2. adjective

    having widely spreading paired branches

    “maples are brachiate”

  3. adjective

    having arms or armlike appendages

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

17

Scrabble

18

Words With Friends

10

Letters

B (3) + R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.

Hooks for BRACHIATES

BRACHIATES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.

Front hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the end.

Words you can make from BRACHIATES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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