BRUT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BRUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRUT?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRUT is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRUT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRUT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BRUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does BRUT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Describing champagne or other sparkling wine that is very dry, containing little or no added sugar.
A bottle labelled brut has had almost no sugar added after the second fermentation, so it tastes noticeably drier than sweeter styles such as sec or demi-sec. The word comes from French, where it simply means raw or rough, and now appears on wine labels worldwide.
How BRUT is used
Used mainly on wine labels and in discussion of champagne and sparkling wine; not applied to still wines.
- They served a chilled bottle of brut with the appetizers.
- This brut champagne has almost no sweetness at all.
- He prefers brut sparkling wine to the sweeter varieties.
- The label marked the bottle as extra brut, drier still than ordinary brut.
- A glass of brut cuts nicely through rich, creamy food.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRUT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRUT
Showing 24 of 43 words that begin with BRUT.
Words with BRUT inside
9 words contain BRUT in the middle. Words that start with BRUT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BRUT
Common questions about BRUT
- Is BRUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRUT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRUT worth?
- BRUT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRUT mean?
- Describing champagne or other sparkling wine that is very dry, containing little or no added sugar.
- What letters can be added to BRUT?
- BRUT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BRUT:
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