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Is braai a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word braai is a Scrabble US word. The word braai is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is braai a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word braai is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

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5-letter words (1 found)

BRAAI,

4-letter words (6 found)

ABRI,ARBA,ARIA,RABI,RAIA,RIBA,

3-letter words (10 found)

ABA,AIA,AIR,ARB,BAA,BAR,BRA,RAI,RIA,RIB,

2-letter words (6 found)

AA,AB,AI,AR,BA,BI,

You can make 23 words from braai according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of braai

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Definitions and meaning of braai

braai

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans braai (“to grill”), from Dutch braden (“roast”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɹaɪ/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ
  • Hyphenation: braai

Noun

braai (plural braais)

  1. (South Africa) A barbecue (grill), especially an open outdoor grill built specifically for the purpose of braaing.
  2. (chiefly South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe) A social meeting, including the braaing of meat; a cookout.
    Come over to our place for a braai.

Verb

braai (third-person singular simple present braais, present participle braaing or braaiing, simple past and past participle braaied)

  1. (chiefly South Africa) To grill meat over an open flame (not on a gas grill).

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Derived terms

Anagrams

  • Ibara, Rabia, baria

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch braden, from Middle Dutch brâden, from Old Dutch brādan, from Proto-Germanic *brēdaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brɑːi/

Verb

braai (present braai, present participle braaiende, past participle gebraai)

  1. (cooking) to grill meat over an open flame, to braai

Noun

braai (plural braaie)

  1. a barbecue
  2. an open outdoor grill built specifically for the purpose of braaing
  3. a social meeting, including the braaing of meat

Descendants

  • → Dutch: braai
  • → English: braai

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /braːi/
  • Hyphenation: braai
  • Rhymes: -aːi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Afrikaans braai (“barbecue”), from Dutch braden.

Noun

braai m (plural braaien, diminutive braaitje n)

  1. a barbecue
  2. an open outdoor grill built specifically for the purpose of braaing
  3. a social meeting, including the braaing of meat

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

braai

  1. inflection of braaien:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

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