Words Containing BR

Q: How many words contain "BR"?

2,526 valid English words contain the sequence BR.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing BR?

BRACHYCEPHALIC at 33 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing BR?

NEUROFIBROMATOSISES — 19 letters.

There are 2,526 English words that contain the sequence BR. Range: ABBREVIATE to ZEBROID. The Scrabble® high-scorer is BRACHYCEPHALIC at 33 points; the longest is NEUROFIBROMATOSISES (19 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Roughly 9% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.

By length — 2,526 words containing BR

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4-letter(25)
5-letter(95)
6-letter(178)
7-letter(285)
8-letter(431)
9-letter(401)
10-letter(354)
11-letter(288)
12-letter(215)
13-letter(133)
14-letter(73)
15-letter(26)

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Showing the first 600 of 2,526 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

Top 10 highest-scoring words

Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.

#	Word	Scrabble	WWF
1	mesembryanthemums	33	38
2	brachycephalic	33	36
3	brachycephaly	33	34
4	mesembryanthemum	32	37
5	brachycephalies	32	34
6	hybridizations	32	32
7	hybridization	31	31
8	extraembryonic	30	33
9	hybridizing	30	31
10	disequilibrating	29	34

What these words mean

mesembryanthemums: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
brachycephalic: Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
brachycephaly: Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
mesembryanthemum: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
brachycephalies: Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
hybridizations: Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
hybridization: Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
extraembryonic: Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
hybridizing: Valid 11-letter English word — definition not on file.
disequilibrating: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API, cached for repeat visits.

FAQs

How many words contain "BR"?

2,526 valid English words contain BR.

Best Scrabble word containing BR?

BRACHYCEPHALIC at 33 pts.

Longest word containing BR?

NEUROFIBROMATOSISES (19 letters).