What does BREED mean?

Pronunciation
/brid/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
8
Words With Friends score
9
How common
Common

Meaning

verb

  1. call forth
  2. copulate with a female, used especially of horses“The horse covers the mare”
  3. cause to procreate (animals)“She breeds dogs”
  4. have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)“pandas rarely breed in captivity”

noun

  1. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species“he experimented on a particular breed of white rats”
  2. a special type“Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

bred7breeds9

Anagrams of BREED

brede8

Words inside BREED

21 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

beer6 bred7bree6deer5 dere5dree5rede5reed5 bed6 bee5 deb6dee4ere3reb5red4 ree3be4 de3ed3er2re2

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Questions

Is BREED a valid word in word games?

BREED is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is BREED worth?

BREED is worth 8 points with Scrabble letter values and 9 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from BREED?

21 other words, including BE, RED, DE and RE.