Is PAINTBRUSH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PAINTBRUSH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PAINTBRUSH mean?
- noun
a brush used as an applicator (to apply paint)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + B (3) + R (1) + U (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 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 PAINTBRUSH
PAINTBRUSH 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 PAINTBRUSH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tranship13
- absinth12
- brutish12
- burnish12
- habitus12
- harpins12
- harpist12
- hatpins12
- rupiahs12
- sunbath12
- tarbush12
- unsharp12
- subpart11
- banish11
- births11
- briths11
- habits11
- harpin11
- hatpin11
- hubris11
- parish11
- prahus11
- prutah11
- punish11
- raphis11
- rupiah11
- thrips11
- unhasp11
- unship11
- puritans10
- urbanist10
- runtish10
- tarnish10
- unhairs10
- abrupt10
- subpar10
- aphis10
- apish10
- bahts10
- baith10
- baths10
- bhuts10
- birth10
- brash10
- brith10
- bruhs10
- brush10
- buhrs10
- habit10
- habus10
- harps10
- paths10
- phuts10
- piths10
- prahu10
- sahib10
- sharp10
- shrub10
- shtup10
- spahi10
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