Is BRISTOL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BRISTOL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BRISTOL mean?
- noun
an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + O (1) + L (1) = 9 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 BRISTOL
Single letters that turn BRISTOL into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of BRISTOL
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BRISTOL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- strobil9
- bistro8
- broils8
- orbits8
- birls7
- biros7
- blots7
- boils7
- bolts7
- borts7
- brios7
- brits7
- broil7
- obits7
- orbit7
- triols6
- bios6
- birl6
- biro6
- bits6
- blot6
- boil6
- bolt6
- bort6
- bots6
- brio6
- bris6
- brit6
- bros6
- libs6
- lobs6
- obis6
- obit6
- orbs6
- ribs6
- robs6
- slob6
- sorb6
- stob6
- lirot5
- loris5
- riots5
- roils5
- rosti5
- rotis5
- rotls5
- tirls5
- tiros5
- toils5
- torsi5
- triol5
- trios5
- trois5
- bio5
- bis5
- bit5
- bos5
- bot5
- bro5
- lib5
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