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Is brood a Scrabble word?

Yes, brood is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 8 points in Scrabble.

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What is the meaning of brood?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (uncountable) The young of any egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time.uncountable

2. (countable, uncountable) The eggs and larvae of social insects such as bees, ants and some wasps, especially when gathered together in special brood chambers or combs within the colony.countableuncountable

3. (countable, uncountable) The children in one family; offspring.Examples: "Ay, lord, she will become thy bed, I warrant, / And bring thee forth brave brood."; "Garland Green, the tenth in a brood of eleven, was born on June 24, 1942, in Dunleath, Mississippi."countableuncountable

4. (mining) Heavy waste in tin and copper ores.countableuncountable

adj (English)

1. (of animals) Kept or reared for breeding.Examples: "brood ducks"; "a brood mare"not-comparable

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.Examples: "In some species of birds, both the mother and father brood the eggs."transitive

2. (transitive) To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster.Examples: "Under the rock was a midshipman fish, brooding a mass of eggs."transitive

3. (intransitive) (typically with over, on or about) To dwell upon moodily and at length, mainly alone.Examples: "He sat brooding about the upcoming battle, fearing the outcome."; "As when with downcast eyes we muse and brood"; "Brooding over all these matters, the mother felt like one who has evoked a spirit."intransitive

4. (intransitive) To be bred.intransitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

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

How many Scrabble points is the word "brood"?

Scrabble
8 points
B3
R1
O1
O1
D2
Words With Friends
9 points
B4
R1
O1
O1
D2

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