BRUTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BRUTAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRUTAL?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRUTAL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRUTAL
No single letter turns BRUTAL into another word.
How BRUTAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BRUTAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does BRUTAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Extremely cruel, violent or harsh, without any concern for the pain or suffering caused.
Brutal describes actions or people who inflict pain deliberately and without mercy, as in a brutal attack or a brutal dictator, but the word has also spread to milder situations that merely feel unpleasantly harsh, such as brutal honesty or a brutal exam. It comes from brute, an animal or beast, so calling someone brutal originally compared their behaviour to that of an unthinking animal rather than a reasoning person. Journalists and historians often use brutal to describe wars, regimes or crimes that show an extreme disregard for human suffering. In casual speech, brutal can simply mean very difficult or exhausting, stripped of any real violence.
How BRUTAL is used
Common in both serious writing about violence and casual speech about anything unpleasantly harsh.
- The regime was known for its brutal treatment of prisoners.
- She gave him a brutal but honest review of his work.
- The training camp had a reputation for brutal discipline.
- It was a brutal winter with weeks of freezing rain.
- Historians describe the siege as one of the most brutal in the war.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRUTAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRUTAL
19 longer words begin with BRUTAL.
Shorter words from the letters in BRUTAL
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Common questions about BRUTAL
- Is BRUTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRUTAL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRUTAL worth?
- BRUTAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRUTAL mean?
- Extremely cruel, violent or harsh, without any concern for the pain or suffering caused.
- What letters can be added to BRUTAL?
- No single letter can be added to BRUTAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BRUTAL:
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