Unscramble BRISTLINESSES and you have 406 words, BRISTLINESSES itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. 13 letters: 4 vowels and 9 consonants.
B34R1I1S1T1L12I1N12E1S1S1E1S1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from BRISTLINESSES split into 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 12, 2 with 11, 10 with 10, 20 with 9, 54 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
SISTERLINESS is the only one of the 12-letter words made with BRISTLINESSES letters; it scores 12 points.
BRISTLINESS scores highest among the 11-letter words in BRISTLINESSES at 13 points, ahead of SENSITISERS on 11.
The 10-letter words you get when you unscramble BRISTLINESSES are led by LIBERTINES, RESISTIBLE and SENSIBLEST, 12 points each.
Of the 20 9-letter words from BRISTLINESSES, 8 score 11 points, the group's best. LIBERTIES, LISTENERS and RESILIENT are the ones most people know.
54 8-letter words you get when you unscramble BRISTLINESSES; 16 of them share the top score of 10. LISTENER, SENSIBLE and STRESSES are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words from BRISTLINESSES, the top score is 9, reached by 31. ENTRIES, INSERTS and INSISTS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words in BRISTLINESSES, 43 score 8 points, the group's best. ENTIRE, INSERT and TRIBES are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words made with BRISTLINESSES letters scores 7. REBEL, BELTS and BLESS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble BRISTLINESSES, 47 score 6 points, the group's best. BEEN, BEST and BITS are the ones most people know.
14 of 60 3-letter words from BRISTLINESSES tie at 5 points; none scores more. SEE, ITS and SET will look familiar.
Keep every letter of BRISTLINESSES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with BR · ending in ES · all 13-letter words
Short meanings for the 7 highest-scoring answers, starting with SENSIBLEST and SISTERLINESS (12 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: BRISTLINESSES is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRISTLINESSES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 406) | 307 | 404 | 280 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BRISTLINESSES, BRISTLINESS, BENITIERS, SENSITISERS, TRIBELESS, BENITIER, BIRSIEST, IBERISES, INSTRESSES, NEBRISES, SENSITISER, SISTERLESS and 87 more, 99 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SISTERLINESS, BRINELESS, STERILISES, BESTIES, BITSIER, NIBLETS, REBLENT, RELISTENS, RESINIEST, STERILISE, TINSELIER, BESTIE and 15 more, 27 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: BINTS and BINT, 2 in all.