215 Words Starting With BRE
The prefix BRE appears in 215 words, from 4-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 40 entries. Average word length: 8.9 letters.
B opens a huge family of Germanic and Latin-rooted words. It covers the body (bone, blood, brain), building (brick, beam, bolt), and basic human experience (birth, breath, belong).
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with BRE: BREATHTAKINGLY (27 pts), BREECHBLOCKS (27 pts), BREEZEWAYS (27 pts), BREAKTHROUGHS (26 pts), BREECHBLOCK (26 pts). The shortest is BRED (4 letters) and the longest is BREATHABILITIES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in GEN.
Notable words: BRED — someone living in a remote part of Australia [n].; BREAD — to cover with breadcrumbs [v] "fresh bread".; BREACH — to break through [v].; BREADED — to cover with breadcrumbs [v]. Browse words starting with EN for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with BRE?
BREATHTAKINGLY scores 27 points. Runner-up: BREECHBLOCKS at 27 points. See words ending in NUM for more high-value options.
How many words start with BRE?
Our dictionary has 215 words that start with BRE. They range from 4 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (40).
What is the shortest word that starts with BRE?
BRED at just 4 letters. It means: someone living in a remote part of Australia [n].
Four-Letter Words (4)
BREDBREEBRENBREW
Five-Letter Words (10)
BREADBREAKBREAMBREDEBREEDBREESBRENSBRENTBREVEBREWS
Six-Letter Words (20)
BREACHBREADSBREADYBREAKSBREAMSBREASTBREATHBREDESBREECHBREEDSBREEKSBREEZEBREEZYBREGMABRENTSBREVESBREVETBREWEDBREWERBREWIS
Seven-Letter Words (24)
BREADEDBREADTHBREAKERBREAKUPBREAMEDBREASTSBREATHEBREATHSBREATHYBRECCIABRECHAMBRECHANBREEDERBREEZEDBREEZESBREVETSBREVIERBREVITYBREWAGEBREWERSBREWERYBREWINGBREWPUBBREWSKI
Eight-Letter Words (40)
BREACHEDBREACHERBREACHESBREADBOXBREADINGBREADNUTBREADTHSBREAKAGEBREAKERSBREAKINGBREAKOUTBREAKUPSBREAMINGBREASTEDBREATHEDBREATHERBREATHESBRECCIALBRECCIASBRECHAMSBRECHANSBREECHEDBREECHESBREEDERSBREEDINGBREEZIERBREEZILYBREEZINGBREGMATABREGMATEBRETHRENBREVETCYBREVETEDBREVIARYBREVIERSBREWAGESBREWINGSBREWISESBREWPUBSBREWSKIS
Nine-Letter Words (34)
BREACHERSBREACHINGBREADLESSBREADLINEBREADNUTSBREADROOTBREAKABLEBREAKAGESBREAKAWAYBREAKDOWNBREAKEVENBREAKFASTBREAKINGSBREAKNECKBREAKOUTSBREAKWALLBREASTFEDBREASTINGBREASTPINBREATHERSBREATHIERBREATHILYBREATHINGBRECCIATEBREECHINGBREEDINGSBREEZEWAYBREEZIESTBREGMATICBREVETINGBREVETTEDBREVITIESBREWERIESBREWSKIES
Ten-Letter Words (31)
BREADBOARDBREADBOXESBREADFRUITBREADLINESBREADROOTSBREADSTUFFBREAKABLESBREAKAWAYSBREAKDOWNSBREAKEVENSBREAKFASTSBREAKFRONTBREAKWALLSBREAKWATERBREASTBONEBREASTFEEDBREASTPINSBREASTWORKBREATHABLEBREATHIESTBREATHINGSBREATHLESSBRECCIATEDBRECCIATESBREECHINGSBREEZELESSBREEZEWAYSBREEZINESSBREVETCIESBREVETTINGBREVIARIES
Eleven-Letter Words (20)
BREADBASKETBREADBOARDSBREADFRUITSBREADSTUFFSBREADTHWISEBREADWINNERBREAKFASTEDBREAKFASTERBREAKFRONTSBREAKWATERSBREASTBONESBREASTFEEDSBREASTPLATEBREASTWORKSBREATHINESSBRECCIATINGBRECCIATIONBREECHBLOCKBREECHCLOTHBREECHCLOUT
Twelve-Letter Words (17)
BREADBASKETSBREADBOARDEDBREADWINNERSBREADWINNINGBREAKFASTERSBREAKFASTINGBREAKTHROUGHBREASTPLATESBREASTSTROKEBREATHLESSLYBREATHTAKINGBRECCIATIONSBREECHBLOCKSBREECHCLOTHSBREECHCLOUTSBREECHLOADERBREEZINESSES
Thirteen-Letter Words (9)
BREADBOARDINGBREADWINNINGSBREAKTHROUGHSBREASTFEEDINGBREASTSTROKERBREASTSTROKESBREATHABILITYBREATHINESSESBREECHLOADERS
Fourteen-Letter Words (4)
BREASTSTROKERSBREATHLESSNESSBREATHTAKINGLYBREMSSTRAHLUNG
Fifteen-Letter Words (2)
BREATHABILITIESBREMSSTRAHLUNGS