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Is bro a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word bro is a Scrabble US word. The word bro is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

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Is bro a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word bro is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

B3R1O1

Is bro a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word bro is a Words With Friends word. The word bro is worth 6 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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Valid words made from Bro

You can make 7 words from 'bro' in our Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.


3 letters words from 'bro'

BOR 5BRO 5
ORB 5ROB 5

2 letters words from 'bro'

BO 4OB 4
OR 2 

All 3 letters words made out of bro

bro rbo bor obr rob orb

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word bro. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in bro.

Definitions and meaning of bro

bro

Alternative forms

  • bra, brah, breh, bruh

Etymology

Clipping of brother.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /bɹoʊ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɹəʊ/
  • Rhymes: -əʊ
  • Hyphenation: bro

Noun

bro (plural bros)

  1. (slang) brother; a male sibling
  2. (slang) brother; a male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals.
  3. (slang) brother; usually used to address a male
  4. (slang) fratboy or someone that espouses the fraternity bro culture

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • bruv, an abbreviated form of bruvver
  • brotha
  • broseph

Anagrams

  • BOR, Bor, Bor., ORB, ROB, Rob, bor, orb, rob

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *broɣ, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis.

Noun

bro f

  1. country (-side)

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse brú, from Proto-Germanic *brūwō (“bridge; brow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruh- (“beam, bridge”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /broː/, [b̥ʁoːˀ]

Noun

bro c (singular definite broen, plural indefinite broer)

  1. bridge

Inflection

References

  • “bro” in Den Danske Ordbog
  • “bro” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Gallo

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

bro m (plural bros)

  1. thorn

Kalasha

Etymology

From Sanskrit बृहत् (bṛhat, “lofty, high, tall”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts. Cognate with Persian بلند‎ (boland), English borough.

Noun

bro

  1. mountain top, peak
  2. succession of peaks which make up a ridge

Norman

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

bro m (plural bros)

  1. (Jersey) pitcher

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • bru

Etymology

From Old Norse brú, from Proto-Germanic *brōwō (“bridge; brow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruh- (“beam; bridge”).

Noun

bro f or m (definite singular broa or broen, indefinite plural broer, definite plural broene)

  1. a bridge

Derived terms

References

  • “bro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English blow.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bro/

Verb

bro

  1. to blow, to produce air currents
  2. to breathe

Noun

bro

  1. breath

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse brú, from Proto-Germanic *brōwō (“bridge; brow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruh- (“beam, bridge”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -uː

Noun

bro c

  1. a bridge; a construction that spans a divide
  2. a road bank; a road reenforced with stone or timber, in particular across wetlands
  3. a quay (synonyms: brygga, skeppsbro)
  4. a porch (synonym: förstubro)

Declension

Related terms

References

  • bro in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • bro in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

  • bor

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh bro, from Proto-Brythonic *broɣ, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis. Cognate with Old Irish mruig.

Noun

bro f (plural broydd or brofydd)

  1. region, country, land, neighbourhood, native haunt
  2. border, limit, boundary, march
  3. vale, lowland, champaign

Mutation

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “bro”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Source: wiktionary.org
  • buddy, pal.
    (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)
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