Unscramble BROADBRIM and you have 181 words, BROADBRIM itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is BOMBARD, 14 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
B34R1O1A1D2B34R1I1M34
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from BROADBRIM by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 7, 7 with 6, 33 with 5, 56 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 8 letters.
The 5-letter words from BROADBRIM are led by BAMBI and BIMBO, 11 points each. BOARD, RADIO and BROAD are the familiar ones.
The best of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble BROADBRIM is BOMB, 10 points; AMBO and BARB on 8 follow. ROAD, BIRD and BRAD are everyday picks.
6 of 60 3-letter words in BROADBRIM tie at 7 points; none scores more. AIR, MAR and BAD will look familiar.
Keep every letter of BROADBRIM but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with BR · ending in IM · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with BOMBARD (14 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts BROADBRIM, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROADBRIM itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 181) | 135 | 181 | 123 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
46 of the 181 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BROADBRIM, BAMBI, DIMBO, ABRIM, BORDAR, BRAIRD, IMBAR, ABORD, BARDO, BOAB, BOBA, BOMA and 34 more. 12 of the 181 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DIRAM, BIRO, RABI, MOI, OBA, OMA, ROID, ODA, ARO, DA, RAI and OI.
These 2 words take every letter of BROADBRIM plus a single extra one.