BRUTALISE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BRUTALISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRUTALISE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRUTALISE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRUTALISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRUTALISE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BRUTALISE, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRUTALISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BRUTALISE
- All 9 letters of BRUTALISE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BRUTALISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To treat someone with savage cruelty, or to make a person hardened and unfeeling through constant violence.
To brutalise can describe a direct act of violence, but it also covers the slower damage when people lose their sensitivity after long exposure to harshness. This is the British spelling, with brutalize being the form found in American texts.
How BRUTALISE is used
Brutalise is used in serious writing about war, prisons, policing and the effects of violence on people.
- Years of war can brutalise even gentle young men.
- The regime sought to brutalise its prisoners into silence.
- Critics argue that violent films brutalise the audience.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRUTALISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRUTALISE
2 longer words begin with BRUTALISE.
Shorter words from the letters in BRUTALISE
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Common questions about BRUTALISE
- Is BRUTALISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRUTALISE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRUTALISE worth?
- BRUTALISE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRUTALISE mean?
- To treat someone with savage cruelty, or to make a person hardened and unfeeling through constant violence.
- What letters can be added to BRUTALISE?
- BRUTALISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BRUTALISE:
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