BRACE — 5 letter word
brace
The word brace has 5 letters: B, R, A, C, E. It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Brace has 3 anagrams: acerb, caber, cabre. As a noun, it means "a structural member used to stiffen a framework".
5 letter word "brace": B R A C E — noun
Scrabble score: 9 Words With Friends score: 11
Letter analysis of brace
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
2 vowels, 3 consonants, 5 unique letters
Definition of brace
noun
- a structural member used to stiffen a framework Synonyms: bracing
- a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring Synonyms: bitstock
- an appliance that corrects dental irregularities Synonyms: braces, orthodontic braces
- a support that steadies or strengthens something else "They wore a brace on their knee."
- elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) Synonyms: suspender, gallus
- a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
- either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
- a set of two similar things considered as a unit Synonyms: pair
- two items of the same kind Synonyms: span
verb
- to support by placing braces "The engineers braced the roof with a couple of trusses."
- to support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace "I braced my elbows while working on the potter's wheel." Synonyms: steady
- to prepare oneself for something unpleasant or difficult "I am bracing for impact." Synonyms: poise
Anagrams of brace(3)
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