Is BROTHERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BROTHERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BROTHERING mean?
Brothering is a form of BROTHER.
- noun
a male with the same parents as someone else
“my brother still lives with our parents”
- noun
a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group)
“none of his brothers would betray him”
- noun
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
- noun
used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement
“Greetings, comrade!”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + R (1) + O (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 BROTHERING
BROTHERING 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 BROTHERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bothering15
- berthing14
- brighten14
- brighter14
- neighbor14
- bighorn13
- othering12
- thongier12
- bethorn12
- birther12
- brother12
- rebirth12
- bright12
- reboring11
- thornier11
- herring11
- righter11
- bother11
- bothie11
- henbit11
- bight11
- bringer10
- heritor10
- hornier10
- horrent10
- norther10
- gorhen10
- hinger10
- hoeing10
- hogtie10
- nigher10
- righto10
- throng10
- berth10
- birth10
- brith10
- broth10
- throb10
- bornite9
- orbiter9
- begirt9
- binger9
- biogen9
- boring9
- ethion9
- heriot9
- heroin9
- hinter9
- hornet9
- nother9
- orbing9
- rhetor9
- robing9
- throne9
- eight9
- girth9
- goeth9
- grith9
- hinge9
- hongi9
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