BRACHIATES

10 letters, 17 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What BRACHIATES Means

BRACHIATES is a form of BRACHIATE, which means:

adjective: having widely spreading paired branches“maples are brachiate”
adjective: having arms or armlike appendages
verb: swing from one hold to the next“the monkeys brachiate”

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

BRACHIATES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as B3 R1 A1 C3 H4 I1 A1 T1 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In BRACHIATES

902 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (4)

BACTERIAS BRACHIATE CATHARISE THERIACAS

8 letter words (19)

ABREACTS ARCHAISE ARCHAIST BACTERIA BATCHERS BEARCATS BIATCHES BRACHETS BRITCHES CABARETS CABRESTA CHARIEST CITHARAS HETAIRAS STICHERA TABASHIR THERIACA THERIACS TRACHEAS

7 letter words (66)

6 letter words (160)

AARTIS ABASER ABATER ABATES ABATIS ABEARS ACATER ACATES ACHARS ACHIER AIREST AIRTHS ARABIC ARABIS ARAISE ARCHEI ARCHES AREACH ARECAS ARHATS ARISTA ARTICS ARTIES ASHIER ASTARE BACHAS BACHES BAITER BARCAS BAREST BARISH BARITE BASHER BASTER BATHER BATHES BEATHS BERTHA BERTHS BESTAR BESTIR BETCHA BIRTHS BISECT BISTER BISTRE BITERS BITSER BRAAIS BRACES BRACHS BRACTS BRAISE BREACH BREAST BREATH BREIST BRICHT BRITHS CABERS CABRIE CABRIT CAESAR CAHIER CARATE CARATS CARETS CARIBE CARIES CARTAS CARTES CASBAH CASITA CASTER CATERS CEIBAS CERIAS CHAETA CHAIRS CHAISE CHARAS CHARES CHARET CHARTA CHARTS CHASER CHASTE CHEATS CHERTS CHIRTS CITERS CITHER CRATES CRESTA CRISTA CRITHS EARTHS ERBIAS ERIACH ERICAS ESCHAR ETHICS HABITS HAIRST HATERS HEARTS ITCHES RABATS RABIES RACHES RACHET RACHIS RACIST RAITAS RASHIE RATHAS REACTS REATAS REBAIT RECAST RECITS REHABS RIATAS RICHES RICHTS SACHET SAHIBA SAITHE SATIRE SCAITH SCARAB SCARTH SCATHE SCRIBE SEARAT SEARCH SHARIA SHERIA STARCH STERIC STRIAE STRICH TABERS TACHES TAIRAS TAISCH TARSIA TASBIH TERAIS TERBIA TERBIC THEICS THEIRS THRICE TIARAS TICHES TRACES TRIACS TRIBES TRICES

5 letter words (279)

AARTI ABACI ABACS ABASE ABASH ABATE ABEAR ABETS ABIES ABRIS ABSIT ACAIS ACARI ACERB ACERS ACETA ACHAR ACHES ACRES AECIA AESIR AIRTH AIRTS AITCH ARBAS AREAS ARECA AREIC ARETS ARHAT ARIAS ARISE ARISH ARTIC ARTIS ASHET ASTER ASTIR ATRIA BACHA BACHS BAHTS BAITH BAITS BARCA BARES BARIC BASER BASIC BASTA BASTE BASTI BATCH BATES BATHE BATHS BEACH BEARS BEAST BEATH BEATS BERTH BESAT BESIT BESTI BETAS BETHS BHAIS BIACH BICES BIERS BIRCH BIRSE BIRTH BITER BITES BRAAI BRACE BRACH BRACT BRAES BRASH BRAST BRATS BREIS BRIES BRISE BRITH BRITS CABAS CABER CABRE CARAT CARBS CARES CARET CARSE CARTA CARTE CARTS CASTE CATER CATES CEIBA CERIA CERTS CESTA CESTI CHAIR CHAIS CHARA CHARE CHARS CHART CHASE CHATS CHEAT CHERT CHEST CHIAS CHIBS CHIRT CHITS CIRES CITER CITES CRABS CRASH CRATE CREST CRIAS CRIBS CRIES CRISE CRITH CRITS EARST EARTH ERBIA ERICA ERICS ESCAR ETHIC HAARS HABIT HAETS HAIRS HARES HARTS HASTA HASTE HATER HATES HEARS HEART HEAST HEATS HEIRS HEIST HERBS HIRES ICERS ICHES IRATE ITHER RABAT RABIC RABIS RACES RACHE RAIAS RAISE RAITA RAITS RASTA RATAS RATCH RATES RATHA RATHE RATHS REACH REACT REAST REATA REBIT RECIT RECTA RECTI REHAB REIST RESAT RESIT RETCH RETIA RHEAS RHIES RIATA RIBAS RIBES RICES RICHT RITES SABER SABHA SABIR SABRA SABRE SACRA SAHEB SAHIB SAICE SAITH SATAI SCARE SCART SCATH SCEAT SCRAB SCRAE SCRAT SEHRI SERAC SERAI SERIC SHARE SHART SHEAR SHIER SHIRE SHIRT SICHT SIETH SITAR SITHE STAIR STARE STEAR STICH STIRE STRAE STRIA TABER TABES TACES TACHE TACHS TAHAS TAHRS TAIRA TAISH TARAS TARES TARSI TASAR TASER TEACH TEARS TECHS TEHRS TERAI TERAS THARS THECA THEIC THEIR THRAE TIARA TIARS TICES TIERS TIRES TRABS TRACE TRASH TRIAC TRIBE TRICE TRIES

4 letter words (234)

AAHS ABAC ABAS ABET ABRI ACAI ACER ACES ACHE ACRE ACTA ACTS AESC AHIS AIAS AIRS AIRT AITS ARBA ARBS ARCH ARCS AREA ARES ARET ARIA ARIS ARTI ARTS ASAR ASCI ASEA ATES BAAS BACH BACS BAHT BAIT BARE BARS BASE BASH BAST BATE BATH BATS BEAR BEAT BEST BETA BETH BETS BHAI BHAT BIAS BICE BIER BISE BISH BIST BITE BITS BRAE BRAS BRAT BREI BRIE BRIS BRIT CAAS CABA CABS CARB CARE CARS CART CASA CASE CASH CAST CATE CATS CEAS CERT CHAI CHAR CHAS CHAT CHER CHIA CHIB CHIS CHIT CIRE CIST CITE CITS CRAB CRIA CRIB CRIS CRIT EACH EARS EAST EATH EATS ECHT EISH ERAS ERIC ERST ETAS ETCH ETHS ETIC HAAR HAES HAET HAIR HARE HART HAST HATE HATS HEAR HEAT HEIR HERB HERS HEST HETS HIES HIRE HIST HITS ICER ICES ICHS IRES ISBA ITAS ITCH RABI RACA RACE RACH RAHS RAIA RAIS RAIT RASE RASH RAST RATA RATE RATH RATS REBS RECS REHS REIS RESH REST RETS RHEA RIAS RIBA RIBS RICE RICH RISE RITE RITS SABE SAIC SAIR SARI SATE SATI SCAB SCAR SEAR SEAT SECH SECT SEIR SERA SETA SHAT SHEA SHET SHIR SHRI SICE SICH SIRE SITE SITH STAB STAR STIE STIR TABI TABS TACE TACH TAES TAHA TAHR TAIS TARA TARE TARS TASH TEAR TEAS TECH TECS TEHR THAE THAR THIR THIS TIAR TICE TICH TICS TIER TIES TIRE TRES TRIE TSAR

3 letter words (111)

AAH AAS ABA ABS ACE ACH ACT AHA AHI AHS AIA AIR AIS AIT ARB ARC ARE ARS ART ASH ATE ATS BAA BAC BAH BAR BAS BAT BES BET BIS BIT BRA CAA CAB CAR CAT CHA CHE CHI CIS CIT EAR EAS EAT ECH EHS ERA ERS EST ETA ETH HAE HAS HAT HER HES HET HIC HIE HIS HIT ICE ICH IRE ISH ITA ITS RAH RAI RAS RAT REB REC REH REI RES RET RIA RIB RIT SAB SAC SAE SAI SAR SAT SEA SEC SEI SER SET SHA SHE SIB SIC SIR SIT SRI TAB TAE TAI TAR TAS TEA TEC TES THE TIC TIE TIS

2 letter words (29)

AA AB AE AH AI AR AS AT BA BE BI CH EA EH ER ES ET HA HE HI IS IT RE SH SI ST TA TE TI

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