BRISTLETAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BRISTLETAIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRISTLETAIL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRISTLETAIL is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRISTLETAIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bristletailsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRISTLETAIL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BRISTLETAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRISTLETAIL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BRISTLETAIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small, primitive, wingless insect with long bristle-like tails at the end of its body.
Bristletails live in leaf litter, under stones and sometimes in damp houses, and the silverfish is the best-known kind. They are among the oldest groups of insects, and they never develop wings at any stage of life.
How BRISTLETAIL is used
A zoological word, seen in nature guides and biology classes.
- A bristletail darted out from under the stone.
- The silverfish is a familiar bristletail found in bathrooms.
- Biologists classify the bristletail as a very primitive insect.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRISTLETAIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRISTLETAIL
1 longer words begin with BRISTLETAIL.
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Common questions about BRISTLETAIL
- Is BRISTLETAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRISTLETAIL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRISTLETAIL worth?
- BRISTLETAIL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRISTLETAIL mean?
- A small, primitive, wingless insect with long bristle-like tails at the end of its body.
- What letters can be added to BRISTLETAIL?
- BRISTLETAIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BRISTLETAIL:
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