BRUISE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BRUISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRUISE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRUISE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRUISE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRUISE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BRUISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What stands out about BRUISE
- The same 6 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 BRUISE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A patch of skin that turns black, blue or purple after a blow or impact damages the small blood vessels underneath without breaking the surface.
A bruise forms when a knock or fall ruptures tiny vessels beneath the skin, letting blood pool in the tissue and slowly change colour as it heals from purple to green to yellow. Fruit and vegetables bruise in a similar way, developing soft brown patches where they have been dropped or squeezed. Bruise also works as a verb, so a person can bruise an arm on a doorframe or bruise their pride after an embarrassing mistake. Because the skin itself stays unbroken, a bruise is generally less serious than a cut, though a deep one can still be painful for days.
How BRUISE is used
An everyday word for both physical injuries and, figuratively, for hurt feelings or damaged pride.
- A large bruise spread across his shin after the fall.
- She bruised her arm bumping into the table.
- The peach was bruised where it had rolled off the counter.
- His pride was bruised after losing the final match.
- The doctor pressed gently to check how deep the bruise went.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRUISE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BRUISE
The 6 tiles of BRUISE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with BRUISE
4 longer words begin with BRUISE.
Shorter words from the letters in BRUISE
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Common questions about BRUISE
- Is BRUISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRUISE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRUISE worth?
- BRUISE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRUISE mean?
- A patch of skin that turns black, blue or purple after a blow or impact damages the small blood vessels underneath without breaking the surface.
- What letters can be added to BRUISE?
- BRUISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BRUISE:
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