BRITTLE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BRITTLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRITTLE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRITTLE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRITTLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRITTLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BRITTLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 205,859.
What stands out about BRITTLE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BRITTLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Hard but liable to break or snap easily.
A brittle material shatters under a sharp blow instead of bending. The word is also used for fragile moods and relationships, and as a noun it names a sweet made of nuts set in hard caramel.
How BRITTLE is used
Brittle is used literally for materials and figuratively for fragile things.
- The old paper was dry and brittle.
- Cold weather makes the plastic brittle.
- Her brittle confidence cracked at the first criticism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRITTLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BRITTLE
The 7 tiles of BRITTLE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BRITTLE
9 longer words begin with BRITTLE.
Shorter words from the letters in BRITTLE
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Common questions about BRITTLE
- Is BRITTLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRITTLE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRITTLE worth?
- BRITTLE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRITTLE mean?
- Hard but liable to break or snap easily.
- What letters can be added to BRITTLE?
- BRITTLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BRITTLE:
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