/bɹɑː/
noun

Is BRA a Scrabble word?

Yes. BRA is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts.

Noun 2 meanings

  1. An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts.

  2. One of the two vectors in the standard notation for describing quantum states in quantum mechanics, the row vector; the other (column) vector being its complex conjugate, the ket.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: bra via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Clipping of brassiere, borrowed from French brassière, from Old French braciere (originally a lining inside armor to protect the arm, but later a garment), from Old French brace (“arm”), from Latin bracchia, plural of Latin bracchium (“forearm”), from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn, “forearm”), from Proto-Hellenic *brəkʰús (“short”) (because the forearm is shorter than the upper arm), inherited from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus.

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BRA at a glance

BRA has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (B 3 + R 1 + A 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #8,760 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -BRA

More endings

Same last three letters as BRA. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • ALGEBRA10
  • COBRA9
  • ZEBRA16
  • LIBRA7
  • VERTEBRA13
  • SABRA7
  • CANDELABRA15
  • UMBRA9
  • PENUMBRA14
  • ABRACADABRA18
  • PALABRA11
  • DOBRA8

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