Definitions For Bracketing

noun

  • An object that is attached to a wall and used to support or hold up something (such as a shelf)
  • A category that includes a certain range of incomes, ages, etc.
  • Either one of a pair of marks [ ] or < > used to enclose words or mathematical symbols

verb

  • To place (words, symbols, etc.) within brackets
  • To be located at each side of (something)
  • To put (two or more people or things) into the same category, group, etc.

Is Bracketing a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
19
Words with Friends
23

The word Bracketing is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Bracketing in a Sentence

  • The shelf is held up with two brackets.
  • There are wall brackets in the garage for the rakes and shovels.
  • She is taller than average for her age bracket.
  • I wouldn't exactly bracket your paintings with those of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci.

Antonyms for Bracketing

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