Disputed
brail
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5 LETTERS5 POINTS[bɹeɪl]
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When brail helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A B I L R
Two-Letter Start
BR
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IL
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 5 unique letters
- BR start
- IL ending
Try it when
- brail is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, b, i, l, r plus any remaining hive letters.
- The IL ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the BR start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[bɹeɪl]
noun
A small rope used to truss up sails.
noun
A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing.
noun
A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched.
noun
(in the plural) The feathers around a hawk's rump.
verb
To reef, shorten or strike sail using brails.