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BERRIES

7 letters, 9 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What BERRIES Means

BERRIES is a form of BERRY, which means:

  1. noun: any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
  2. noun: a small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry)
  3. verb: pick or gather berries“We went berrying in the summer”

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

BERRIES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as B3 E1 R1 R1 I1 E1 S1.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 59 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Words Made From The Letters In BERRIES

74 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

6 letter words (5)

5 letter words (18)

4 letter words (24)

3 letter words (19)

2 letter words (8)

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