Is BROWNISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BROWNISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BROWNISH mean?
- adjective
of a color similar to that of wood or earth
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + R (1) + O (1) + W (4) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 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 BROWNISH
BROWNISH 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 BROWNISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- browns11
- shown11
- whins11
- whirs11
- brown10
- brows10
- hows10
- show10
- whin10
- whir10
- wish10
- rhinos9
- bish9
- bosh9
- bows9
- brow9
- hobs9
- swob9
- how9
- who9
- robins8
- horns8
- rhino8
- roshi8
- shorn8
- sworn8
- winos8
- bow8
- hob8
- biros7
- bison7
- brins7
- brios7
- robin7
- hins7
- hisn7
- hons7
- horn7
- nosh7
- nows7
- owns7
- rhos7
- rows7
- shin7
- shri7
- sinh7
- snow7
- sown7
- wino7
- wins7
- wons7
- worn7
- bins6
- bios6
- biro6
- born6
- brin6
- brio6
- bris6
- bros6
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