Is BRAKEMAN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BRAKEMAN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BRAKEMAN mean?
- noun
a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + R (1) + A (1) + K (5) + E (1) + M (3) + A (1) + N (1) = 16 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 BRAKEMAN
BRAKEMAN 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 BRAKEMAN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- embank14
- embark14
- banker12
- baker11
- brake11
- brank11
- break11
- kabar11
- karma11
- kebar11
- makar11
- maker11
- marka11
- ameban10
- barman10
- barmen10
- bake10
- bank10
- bark10
- beak10
- berk10
- kame10
- kbar10
- kerb10
- make10
- mark10
- merk10
- abeam9
- amber9
- ameba9
- bream9
- embar9
- maneb9
- kab9
- arak8
- barm8
- beam8
- bema8
- berm8
- kana8
- kane8
- karn8
- kern8
- knar8
- mabe8
- nark8
- rake8
- rank8
- arame7
- namer7
- ramen7
- reman7
- ark7
- bam7
- kae7
- kea7
- ken7
- amen6
- bane6
- bare6
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