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Braking

b 3r 1a 1k 5i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Common · present participle of brake

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does braking mean?

verb

  1. stop travelling by applying a brake

    “We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road”

  2. cause to stop by applying the brakes

    “brake the car before you go into a curve”

Definitions shown for brake, the base form of braking.

Is BRAKING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is BRAKING worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
b 3r 1a 1k 5i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

17 pts
b 4r 1a 1k 5i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

16 pts
b 4r 1a 1k 5i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
b 4r 1a 1k 6i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BRAKING

Anagrams 1

Words that end like BRAKING

Common words that share the ending -AKING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

All words ending in -AKING

Braking: quick answers

Is BRAKING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BRAKING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BRAKING worth?
BRAKING scores 14 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does braking mean?
braking is the present participle of brake, which means “stop travelling by applying a brake”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BRAKING?
You can make 116 shorter words from BRAKING, such as BAKING, ARKING, BRANK, BRINK. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of BRAKING?
BRAKING rearranges into BARKING.