bristle
VERBNOUN
/brɪsəl/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B
bristle is a valid 7-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3R1I1S1T1L1E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does bristle mean?
VERB · 4 SENSES
1
Rise up as in fear.
“The dog's fur bristled”
SYNONYMS
2
Be in a state of movement or action.
“The garden bristled with toddlers”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
3
Have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles.
BROADER
4
React in an offended or angry manner.
“He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program”
BROADER
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic.
BROADER
RELATED
2
A stiff hair.
BROADER
AT THE BOARD