5 Letter Words With BR In Them: All 136 Words

Amelia Wright
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S ends 30 of the 5 letter words with BR in them, and E ends 26. Brass, Brats and Brags end in S, while Brave, Brace and Bride end in E.

Bring, Break, Brown, Brain and Broke are the strongest Wordle picks, since each adds three new letters to B and R. In Scrabble, Braxy scores 17 points, and five words follow at 16.

5 letter words with br in them, in the English language: Brace, Bravo, Brick, Broad, and Fibre, each with BR together.
5 Letter Words With BR In Them
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5 Letter Words With BR In Them

These are the familiar 5 letter words with BR in them. Twenty-two of these twenty-four words start with B.

Bring Break Brown
Brain Broke Brand
Broad Brief Bread
Brave Brick Brush
Breed Bride Brass
Brake Bravo Brook
Brace Fibre Brawl
Brink Cobra Bribe

5 Letter Words With BR In Them By Position

BR starts 113 of the 136 words, and the other 23 have BR in the middle. None ends in BR.

Words Starting With BR And Ending In A To K

Twenty-one of these fifty-five words end in E.

Brava Braza Bronc
Braid Brand Bread
Breed Breid Broad
Brond Brood Brace
Brake Brame Brane
Brave Braze Brede
Breme Brere Breve
Bribe Bride Brine
Brise Brize Broke
Brome Brose Brule
Brume Brute Brief
Bring Brung Brach
Brash Brith Broch
Brogh Broth Brugh
Brush Braai Bravi
Briki Brack Brank
Break Brick Brink
Brisk Brock Brook
Brusk

Words Starting With BR And Ending In L To Y

Five of these fifty-eight words are familiar.

Brail Brawl Brill
Broil Brool Bream
Breem Broom Brain
Brawn Brown Bruin
Bravo Bromo Breer
Briar Brier Brads
Braes Brags Braks
Brans Brass Brats
Braws Brays Breds
Brees Breis Brens
Brers Brews Breys
Bries Brigs Briks
Brims Brins Brios
Briss Brits Brods
Brogs Broos Brows
Bruts Bract Brant
Brast Brent Britt
Bruit Brunt Brust
Braky Braxy Briny
Brosy

Words With BR In The Middle

Three of these twenty-three words have a K, J, Q, X or Z, which is worth five points or more in Scrabble.

Abram Abray Abrim
Abrin Abris Ambry
Cabre Cobra Dobra
Dobro Fibre Fibro
Ibrik Labra Libra
Libri Ombre Sabra
Sabre Umbra Umbre
Zabra Zebra

Best 5 Letter Words With BR In Them For Wordle

Of the 136 words, thirty-four repeat a letter, as Brass, Breed and Brook do, so the picks are limited to words with five different letters. Seven of the twelve picks have exactly two vowels.

Bring Break
Brown Brain
Broke Brand
Broad Brief
Brave Brick
Brush Bride

Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words With BR In Them In Scrabble

Braxy leads at 17 points. Five words follow at 16.

Word Points
Braxy 17
Braza 16
Braze 16
Brize 16
Zabra 16
Zebra 16
Braky 14
Brack 13
Brick 13
Brock 13
Ambry 12
Brach 12
Broch 12

Meanings Of 5 Letter Words With BR In Them

Each word is defined in its everyday sense.

Word Meaning
Brace A support, or to prepare for impact
Brain The organ in the head that controls the body
Brake A device for slowing a vehicle
Brand A trademark, or a line of products
Brass A yellow metal alloy of copper and zinc
Brave Ready to face danger
Bravo A shout of approval
Brawl A noisy fight
Bread A baked food of flour and water
Break To split into pieces, or a pause
Breed A type of animal, or to produce young
Bribe A payment offered to gain a favour
Brick A block of baked clay used in building
Bride A woman about to be married, or just married
Brief Short in time or length
Bring To take or lead to a place
Brink The edge of a steep place
Broad Wide
Broke Split, or having no money
Brook A small stream
Brown The colour of soil
Brush A tool with bristles, or to sweep lightly
Cobra A venomous snake with a hood
Fibre A thread of plant, animal or synthetic material

FAQs

How many 5 letter words with BR in them are there?

There are 136 in total. Twenty-four are familiar words such as Bring, Break and Brown, and the other 112 are rarer terms accepted in Scrabble.

What are the best BR words for Wordle?

The strongest are Bring, Break, Brown, Brain and Broke. Each has five different letters, so a single guess tests three new tiles beside B and R.

Which BR word scores highest in Scrabble?

The highest score is 17 points, from Braxy. Braza, Braze, Brize, Zabra and Zebra are next at 16, and Braky follows at 14.

How many 5 letter words start with BR?

There are 113, such as Bring, Break, Brown and Brain. Twenty-two of them are familiar words.

Which final letter ends the most BR words?

S is the final letter of 30 of the 136 words, ahead of E with 26 and K with 10. These three letters end 66 of the 136 words.

Which BR words start with BRA?

There are thirty-five, such as Brain, Brand, Brave, Brass and Brake. Brain, Brand and Brave are the most familiar.

How many BR words repeat a letter?

There are thirty-four that repeat a letter, out of the 136 words. Brass, Breed and Brook are three of them.

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Amelia Wright writes the daily word game challenges at Englishan.com, bringing an MA in Linguistics and five years of puzzle writing and editing to every grid. A devoted Wordle player with an enduring fascination for how words behave under pressure, she has a keen instinct for what players will recognize, overlook, or second guess. Her puzzles favor clever turns, familiar vocabulary, and the quiet satisfaction of a win that feels thoroughly earned.