Is BROWSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BROWSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BROWSES mean?
Browses is a form of BROWSE.
- noun
vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat
“a deer needs to eat twenty pounds of browse every day”
- noun
reading superficially or at random
- noun
the act of feeding by continual nibbling
- verb
shop around; not necessarily buying
“I don't need help, I'm just browsing”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 7
B (3) + R (1) + O (1) + W (4) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 BROWSES
BROWSES 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.
Anagrams of BROWSES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BROWSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bowsers12
- bowers11
- bowser11
- bowses11
- browse11
- bower10
- bowse10
- brews10
- brows10
- swobs10
- resows9
- serows9
- sowers9
- worses9
- bows9
- brew9
- brow9
- swob9
- webs9
- bosser8
- broses8
- sobers8
- resow8
- serow8
- sower8
- swore8
- worse8
- bow8
- web8
- bores7
- brose7
- robes7
- sober7
- sorbs7
- owes7
- owse7
- rows7
- sews7
- sows7
- woes7
- wore7
- bore6
- boss6
- bros6
- obes6
- orbs6
- rebs6
- robe6
- robs6
- sobs6
- sorb6
- owe6
- row6
- sew6
- sow6
- woe6
- wos6
- roses5
- sores5
- bes5
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