brace
Brace can refer to a support that steadies or strengthens something else, a set of two similar things considered as a unit, or two items of the same kind. As a verb, brace can mean to prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult, support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace, or cause to be alert and energetic.
Length
5
Scrabble
9
WWF
11
Starts
BR
Ends
ACE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “BRACE” Mean?
/bɹeɪs/
brace has 13 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
9 sensesa support that steadies or strengthens something else
“he wore a brace on his knee”
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
Synonyms
either of two punctuation marks (‘{’ or ‘}’) used to enclose textual material
a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
Verb
4 sensesprepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult
Synonyms
support by bracing
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
a support that steadies or strengthens something else
Length
5 letters
Starts With
B
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
B, R, A, C, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆BRACE has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆BRACE is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆BRACE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆BRACE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
B
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CCVCV
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
BR, RA, AC, CE
Trigrams
BRA, RAC, ACE
Crossword Intelligence
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