Is BRAISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BRAISES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BRAISES mean?
Braises is a form of BRAISE.
- verb
cook in liquid
“braise beef”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + R (1) + A (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 9 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 BRAISES
BRAISES 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.
Anagrams of BRAISES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BRAISES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- brassie9
- basser8
- biases8
- birses8
- braise8
- brises8
- rabies8
- sabers8
- sabirs8
- sabres8
- abris7
- bares7
- baser7
- bases7
- basis7
- bassi7
- bears7
- biers7
- birse7
- bises7
- braes7
- brass7
- bries7
- briss7
- isbas7
- rabis7
- ribes7
- saber7
- sabes7
- sabir7
- sabre7
- arises6
- raises6
- serais6
- abri6
- arbs6
- baes6
- bare6
- bars6
- base6
- bass6
- bear6
- bias6
- bier6
- bise6
- brae6
- bras6
- brie6
- bris6
- isba6
- rabi6
- rebs6
- ribs6
- sabe6
- sabs6
- sibs6
- arise5
- arses5
- arsis5
- raise5
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