Is BRISTLELIKE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BRISTLELIKE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BRISTLELIKE mean?
- adjective
resembling a bristle
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + L (1) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + K (5) + E (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BRISTLELIKE
BRISTLELIKE has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BRISTLELIKE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- likeliest13
- bilkers13
- birkies13
- brisket13
- riblike13
- likelier12
- slitlike12
- tilelike12
- triskele12
- belike12
- bikers12
- bikies12
- bilker12
- birkie12
- breeks12
- kibeis12
- billeters11
- liberties11
- keister11
- kellies11
- kelters11
- kestrel11
- kiester11
- killers11
- killies11
- kilters11
- kilties11
- kirtles11
- klister11
- silkier11
- skelter11
- skillet11
- sleekit11
- berks11
- biker11
- bikes11
- bikie11
- bilks11
- birks11
- brisk11
- kerbs11
- kibei11
- kibes11
- billeter10
- brillest10
- libelers10
- libelist10
- trilbies10
- kelter10
- killer10
- killie10
- kilter10
- kiltie10
- kirtle10
- kiters10
- krills10
- likers10
- likest10
- reikis10
- selkie10
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