Is BRUSHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BRUSHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BRUSHES mean?
Brushes is a form of BRUSH.
- noun
a dense growth of bushes
- verb
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
“Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket”
- verb
touch lightly and briefly
“He brushed the wall lightly”
- noun
an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 7
B (3) + R (1) + U (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 BRUSHES
BRUSHES 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.
Anagrams of BRUSHES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BRUSHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bushers12
- busher11
- bushes11
- shrubs11
- bruhs10
- brush10
- buhrs10
- herbs10
- shrub10
- rhesus9
- rhuses9
- rushes9
- ushers9
- bruh9
- buhr9
- bush9
- herb9
- hubs9
- burses8
- subers8
- usher8
- hub8
- burse7
- buses7
- rebus7
- rubes7
- suber7
- hers7
- hues7
- resh7
- rhus7
- rush7
- sesh7
- shes7
- burs6
- buss6
- rebs6
- rube6
- rubs6
- subs6
- urbs6
- her6
- hes6
- hue6
- she6
- ruses5
- suers5
- users5
- bes5
- bur5
- bus5
- reb5
- rub5
- sub5
- urb5
- eh5
- he5
- sh5
- uh5
- rues4
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