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Is breed a Scrabble word?

Yes, breed is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 8 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle Yes
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of breed?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To give birth to; to be the native place of.Examples: "A pond breeds fish."; "A northern country breeds stout men."; "Yet every mother breeds not sons alike."transitive

2. (of animals) To mate.

3. (transitive) To keep (animals) and have (them) reproduce in a way that improves the next generation's qualities.transitive

4. (transitive, often with to or with) To arrange the mating of (specific animals).Examples: "She wanted to breed her cow to the neighbor's registered bull."oftentransitive

5. (obsolete, intransitive) To be formed in the parent or dam; to be generated or to grow, like young before birth.intransitiveobsolete

6. (sometimes as breed up) To educate; to instruct; to bring up.Examples: "No care was taken to breed him a Protestant."; "His farm may not […] remove his children too far from him, or the trade he breeds them up in."sometimes

noun (English)

1. (informal) A group of people with shared characteristics.Examples: "People who were taught classical Greek and Latin at school are a dying breed."informal

2. (derogatory) Ellipsis of half-breed.abbreviationalt-ofderogatoryellipsis

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "breed"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "breed"?

Scrabble
8 points
B3
R1
E1
E1
D2
Words With Friends
9 points
B4
R1
E1
E1
D2

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