BRU is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. BRU is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BRU?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRU is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRU
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRU scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in BRU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,369.
What stands out about BRU
- The same 3 tiles also spell 3 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 BRU mean in Scrabble?
noun
South Africanslang
A South African slang term for a close male friend.
Bru is used the way buddy or mate is used in other varieties of English, most often between friends who know each other well. It carries a warm, informal tone rather than any literal meaning.
How BRU is used
Informal spoken South African English; not used in formal writing.
- Howzit, bru, he said, clapping his old friend on the shoulder.
- She introduced her brother's bru at the braai.
- Thanks for the lift, bru, I owe you one.
- The two men had called each other bru since school.
- Every bru at the party brought something to the fire.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BRU
The 3 tiles of BRU in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with BRU
Showing 24 of 178 words that begin with BRU.
Words with BRU inside
Showing 24 of 98 words that contain BRU somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BRU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BRU
Common questions about BRU
- Is BRU valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BRU is not in it.
- How many points is BRU worth?
- BRU is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRU mean?
- A South African slang term for a close male friend.
- What letters can be added to BRU?
- BRU takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of BRU:
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