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Is BRAKE a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BRAKE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BRAKE mean?

  1. noun

    a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle

  2. noun

    any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants

  3. noun

    large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan

  4. noun

    an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
12
Letters
5

B (3) + R (1) + A (1) + K (5) + E (1) = 11 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 BRAKE

Single letters that turn BRAKE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.

Front hooks0

None. Nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks2

Anagrams of BRAKE

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from BRAKE

The 33 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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