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Is brank a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word brank is a Scrabble US word. The word brank is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

B3R1A1N1K5

Is brank a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word brank is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

B3R1A1N1K5

Is brank a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word brank is a Words With Friends word. The word brank is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4R1A1N2K5

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5-letter words (1 found)

BRANK,

4-letter words (12 found)

BANK,BARK,BARN,BRAK,BRAN,KARN,KBAR,KNAR,KRAB,NABK,NARK,RANK,

3-letter words (8 found)

ARB,ARK,BAN,BAR,BRA,KAB,NAB,RAN,

2-letter words (6 found)

AB,AN,AR,BA,KA,NA,

You can make 27 words from brank according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of brank

brank rbank barnk abrnk rabnk arbnk brnak rbnak bnrak nbrak rnbak nrbak banrk abnrk bnark nbark anbrk nabrk ranbk arnbk rnabk nrabk anrbk narbk brakn rbakn barkn abrkn rabkn arbkn brkan rbkan bkran kbran rkban krban bakrn abkrn bkarn kbarn akbrn kabrn rakbn arkbn rkabn krabn akrbn karbn brnka rbnka bnrka nbrka rnbka nrbka brkna rbkna bkrna kbrna rkbna krbna bnkra nbkra bknra kbnra nkbra knbra rnkba nrkba rknba krnba nkrba knrba bankr abnkr bnakr nbakr anbkr nabkr baknr abknr bkanr kbanr akbnr kabnr bnkar nbkar bknar kbnar nkbar knbar ankbr nakbr aknbr kanbr nkabr knabr rankb arnkb rnakb nrakb anrkb narkb raknb arknb rkanb kranb akrnb karnb rnkab nrkab rknab krnab nkrab knrab ankrb nakrb aknrb kanrb nkarb knarb

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Definitions and meaning of brank

brank

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɹæŋk/
  • Rhymes: -æŋk

Etymology 1

Compare Gaelic brangus, brangas, a sort of pillory, Irish brancas, halter, or Dutch pranger, fetter.

Noun

brank (plural branks)

  1. (usually in the plural) A metal bridle formerly used as a torture device to hold the head of a scold and restrain the tongue.
  2. (obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialect, usually in the plural) A sort of bridle with wooden side pieces.

Verb

brank (third-person singular simple present branks, present participle branking, simple past and past participle branked)

  1. To put someone in the branks.
  2. (UK, Scotland, dialect) To hold up and toss the head; applied to horses as spurning the bit.
  3. (Scotland) To prance; to caper.

Etymology 2

Probably of Celtic origin; compare Latin brance, brace, the Gallic name of a particularly white kind of corn.

Noun

brank (uncountable)

  1. (UK, dialect) Buckwheat.

References

  • “brank”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Bankr., bankr.

Source: wiktionary.org