Is BREAKING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BREAKING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BREAKING mean?
- noun
the act of breaking something
“the breakage was unavoidable”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + R (1) + E (1) + A (1) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 BREAKING
Single letters that turn BREAKING 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 hooks1
Anagrams of BREAKING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BREAKING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- beraking15
- barking14
- braking14
- kerbing14
- baking13
- banker12
- raking11
- baker11
- biker11
- brake11
- brank11
- break11
- brink11
- kebar11
- bearing10
- eking10
- kiang10
- bake10
- bank10
- bark10
- beak10
- berk10
- bike10
- birk10
- kbar10
- kerb10
- kibe10
- banger9
- baring9
- binger9
- graben9
- inker9
- reink9
- gank9
- gink9
- king9
- kab9
- barge8
- began8
- begin8
- being8
- binge8
- bring8
- giber8
- akin8
- kain8
- kane8
- karn8
- keir8
- kern8
- kier8
- kina8
- kine8
- kirn8
- knar8
- krai8
- nark8
- rake8
- raki8
- rank8
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