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Is breaks a Scrabble word?

Yes, breaks is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 12 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of breaks?

Definition

noun (English)

1. some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activityExamples: "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"Synonyms: break, interruption

2. an unexpected piece of good luckExamples: "he finally got his big break"Synonyms: break, good luck, happy chance

3. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the otherExamples: "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"Synonyms: break, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault, shift

4. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)Examples: "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"Synonyms: breach, break, falling out, rift, rupture, severance

5. a pause from doing something (as work)Examples: "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"Synonyms: break, recess, respite, time out

6. the act of breaking somethingExamples: "the breakage was unavoidable"Synonyms: break, breakage, breaking

verb (English)

1. terminateExamples: "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"Synonyms: break, interrupt

2. become separated into pieces or fragmentsExamples: "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"Synonyms: break, come apart, fall apart, separate, split up

3. render inoperable or ineffectiveExamples: "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!"Synonyms: break

4. ruin completelyExamples: "He busted my radio!"Synonyms: break, bustAntonyms: repair

5. destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragmentsExamples: "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match"Synonyms: break

6. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promisesExamples: "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"Synonyms: breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violateAntonyms: keep

Definition source: Wiktionary

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

How many Scrabble points is the word "breaks"?

Scrabble
12 points
B3
R1
E1
A1
K5
S1
Words With Friends
13 points
B4
R1
E1
A1
K5
S1

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