Unscramble BRUTENESS and you have 280 words, BRUTENESS itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from BRUTENESS split into 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 8, 25 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 54 with 3 and 15 with 2.
15 of 25 7-letter words made with BRUTENESS letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. ENSURES and BUSTERS will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble BRUTENESS, 23 score 8 points, the group's best. ENSURE, SUNSET and NURSES are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words from BRUTENESS; 36 of them share the top score of 7. ENTER, NURSE and RESET are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words in BRUTENESS, the top score is 6, reached by 36. BEEN, BEST and REST are the familiar ones.
Of the 54 3-letter words made with BRUTENESS letters, 16 score 5 points, the group's best. BUT, USE and SEE are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of BRUTENESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with BR · ending in SS · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by BEERNUTS, SUBRENTS and SUBTEENS (10 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
BRUTENESS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRUTENESS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 280) | 237 | 280 | 218 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BRUTENESS, SUBTENSE, BREESTS, BRUSSEN, BURSTEN, BENETS, BREEST, BRUSTS, SURBET, BENET, BERES, BETES and 31 more, 43 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BEERNUTS, BEERNUT, BUSTEES, BUSTEE, BESES, BRUTS, BUTES, SUETES, BES, ESNES, RESES, ESNE and 7 more, 19 in all.
These 4 words take every letter of BRUTENESS plus a single extra one.