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Is brake a Scrabble word?

Yes, brake is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 11 points in Scrabble.

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What is the meaning of brake?

Definition

noun (English)

1. A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car.

2. A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car.figuratively

3. (military) An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista.

4. (military) An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista.obsolete

5. (chiefly nautical) The handle of a pump.Synonyms: swipe

verb (English)

1. (intransitive) To operate a brake or brakes.Examples: "Auxiliaries and ancillaries are comprehensive, and include a Westinghouse motor-driven recriprocating compressor used for locomotive braking and general service air, two rotary exhauster sets for train brakes when hauling passenger or fitted freight trains, and an oil-fired train heating boiler."intransitive

2. (intransitive) To be stopped or slowed (as if) by braking.intransitive

noun (English)

1. (agriculture) A large, heavy harrow for breaking clods of earth after ploughing; a drag.

2. (textiles) A tool used for breaking flax or hemp.Synonyms: cataract

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To bruise and crush; to knead.Examples: "The farmer’s son brakes the flax while mother brakes the bread dough"transitive

2. (transitive) To pulverise with a harrow.transitive

noun (English)

1. (obsolete) A cage.obsolete

2. (now historical) A type of torture instrument.Examples: "Methods of applying pain were many and ingenious, in particular the ways of twisting, stretching and manipulating the body out of shape, normally falling under the catch-all term of the rack, or the brakes."historical

verb (English)

1. (archaic) simple past of breakExamples: "And all the people brake off the golden earrings […]"archaicform-ofpast

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "brake"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "brake"?

Scrabble
11 points
B3
R1
A1
K5
E1
Words With Friends
12 points
B4
R1
A1
K5
E1

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