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Is brassard a Scrabble word?

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

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Is brassard a Scrabble UK word?

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

B3R1A1S1S1A1R1D2

Is brassard a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word brassard is a Words With Friends word. The word brassard is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

BRASSARD,

7-letter words (2 found)

DARBARS,SARDARS,

6-letter words (7 found)

BADASS,BARRAS,DARBAR,RADARS,SABRAS,SARDAR,SARSAR,

5-letter words (12 found)

ARARS,ARBAS,ARRAS,BARDS,BARRA,BRADS,BRASS,DARBS,DRABS,RADAR,SABRA,SARDS,

4-letter words (21 found)

ABAS,ARAR,ARBA,ARBS,ARDS,ASAR,BAAS,BADS,BARD,BARS,BASS,BRAD,BRAS,DABS,DARB,DRAB,RADS,SABS,SADS,SARD,SARS,

3-letter words (21 found)

AAS,ABA,ABS,ADS,ARB,ARD,ARS,ASS,BAA,BAD,BAR,BAS,BRA,BRR,DAB,DAS,RAD,RAS,SAB,SAD,SAR,

2-letter words (7 found)

AA,AB,AD,AR,AS,BA,DA,

You can make 71 words from brassard according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of brassard

brassard

Etymology

Borrowed from French brassard, from bras (“arm”). The form brasset is attested since at least 1676 (Scots brassat is attested since 1590); brassart since at least 1736, brassard since at least 1788.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /bɹəˈsɑːd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /bɹəˈsɑɹd/, /ˈbɹæs.ɑɹd/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)d

Noun

brassard (plural brassards)

  1. (historical) An item of plate armor that protects the arm.
    Coordinate term: bracer
  2. An insignia or band worn around the upper arm.

Alternative forms

  • brassart, brasset

Related terms

  • bracciale, bracelet, bracer

Translations

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French

Etymology

From bras +‎ -ard (since at least 1549 in the spelling brassar, 1562 in the spelling brassart, and 1575 in the spelling brassard). Displaced the apparently slightly older brassal (1546), from Italian bracciale (or, less likely, Provençal brassal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁa.saʁ/

Noun

brassard m (plural brassards)

  1. armguard, brassard
  2. armband
  3. bracer

Further reading

  • “brassard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org