BRUTE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BRUTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRUTE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRUTE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRUTE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRUTE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BRUTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about BRUTE
- The same 5 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 BRUTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A cruel, violent, or unreasoning person or animal that acts on impulse rather than thought or feeling.
Calling someone a brute suggests they behave with a crude, animal-like force, ignoring reason, manners, or the feelings of others. The word comes from the Latin brutus, meaning dull or heavy, and originally described animals lacking human reason before it came to describe cruel or savage people as well. The same root also gives the adjective use in phrases such as brute force, meaning raw physical power applied without skill or subtlety.
How BRUTE is used
Used both as a noun for a savage person or animal and, in phrases like brute force, as an adjective meaning raw and unrefined.
- The guard was a brute who enjoyed frightening the prisoners.
- Only brute strength could move the fallen tree from the road.
- He called his rival a brute for the way he treated his workers.
- The novel portrays the soldier turning into a brute after years of war.
- She refused to be bullied by such a brute.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRUTE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BRUTE
The 5 tiles of BRUTE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with BRUTE
9 longer words begin with BRUTE.
Words ending in BRUTE
2 words end in BRUTE. Useful as a back hook: play BRUTE onto a word already on the board.
Words with BRUTE inside
4 words contain BRUTE in the middle. Words that start with BRUTE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BRUTE
Common questions about BRUTE
- Is BRUTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRUTE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRUTE worth?
- BRUTE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRUTE mean?
- A cruel, violent, or unreasoning person or animal that acts on impulse rather than thought or feeling.
- What letters can be added to BRUTE?
- BRUTE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BRUTE:
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