BRACKETING

What BRACKETING Means

BRACKETING is a form of BRACKET, which means:

1. noun: a category falling within certain defined limits
2. noun: either of two punctuation marks (‘<’ or ‘>’) used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material
3. verb: support with brackets“bracket bookshelves”
4. verb: place into brackets“Please bracket this remark”

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

BRACKETING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 19 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as B3 R1 A1 C3 K5 E1 T1 I1 N1 G2.

Words Made From The Letters In BRACKETING

707 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 (3)

8 letter words (16)

7 letter words (47)

6 letter words (110)

5 letter words (156)

4 letter words (231)

3 letter words (119)

2 letter words (25)

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