BRUIN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BRUIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRUIN?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRUIN is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRUIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bruinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRUIN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BRUIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about BRUIN
- The same 5 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 BRUIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A traditional name for a bear, especially as used in fables, folk tales, and children's stories.
The name bruin comes from the medieval fable cycle Reynard the Fox, where it was given to a bear character much as Reynard itself became a byword for a fox. Writers of children's stories and fables continued the tradition long after the original tale faded from popular memory, using bruin as an affectionate, almost personified way to refer to a bear. The word carries a gentler, more storybook tone than the plain, clinical term bear, fitting scenes of forest animals speaking and behaving like people. Bruin still appears occasionally in modern nicknames and mascots, echoing its long folkloric history.
How BRUIN is used
Mainly literary or old-fashioned, used in storytelling and folklore rather than scientific or everyday speech about bears.
- The old fable described how bruin outwitted the clever fox.
- Children giggled as bruin lumbered through the storybook forest.
- The mascot, nicknamed Bruin, wore a friendly cartoon bear costume.
- In the tale, bruin guarded the honey tree from smaller animals.
- Grandfather told stories where bruin always got tricked in the end.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRUIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BRUIN
The 5 tiles of BRUIN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BRUIN
1 longer words begin with BRUIN.
Words with BRUIN inside
2 words contain BRUIN in the middle. Words that start with BRUIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BRUIN
Common questions about BRUIN
- Is BRUIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRUIN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRUIN worth?
- BRUIN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRUIN mean?
- A traditional name for a bear, especially as used in fables, folk tales, and children's stories.
- What letters can be added to BRUIN?
- BRUIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BRUIN:
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