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
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
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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