Is BRACKISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BRACKISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BRACKISH mean?
- adjective
distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture
“a thin brackish gruel”
- adjective
slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water)
“a brackish lagoon”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 19 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 BRACKISH
BRACKISH 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 BRACKISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ricksha16
- charks15
- chirks15
- haicks15
- kirsch15
- schrik15
- bricks14
- chark14
- chirk14
- hacks14
- haick14
- hicks14
- shack14
- brachs13
- rakish13
- shikar13
- shikra13
- backs13
- brick13
- hack13
- hick13
- birch12
- brach12
- haiks12
- harks12
- shark12
- shirk12
- back12
- chairs11
- rachis11
- barks11
- birks11
- brisk11
- carks11
- kbars11
- racks11
- ricks11
- bach11
- haik11
- hark11
- khis11
- archi10
- brash10
- chair10
- chais10
- chars10
- chias10
- crash10
- sahib10
- bark10
- bask10
- birk10
- bisk10
- cark10
- cask10
- icks10
- kabs10
- kbar10
- rack10
- rick10
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