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Bruises

b 3r 1u 1i 1s 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 7 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of bruise

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does bruises mean?

noun

  1. an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration

    Synonymscontusion

verb

  1. injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of

    “I bruised my knee”

    Synonymscontuse

  2. hurt the feelings of

    “She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests”

    Synonymshurtwoundinjureoffendspite

  3. break up into small pieces for food preparation

    “bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them”

  4. damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure

    “The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them”

Definitions shown for bruise, the base form of bruises.

Is BRUISES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is BRUISES worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
b 3r 1u 1i 1s 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
b 4r 1u 2i 1s 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
b 4r 1u 2i 1s 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
b 4r 1u 2i 1s 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BRUISES

Words that end like BRUISES

Common words that share the ending -UISES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -UISES

Bruises: quick answers

Is BRUISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BRUISES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BRUISES worth?
BRUISES scores 9 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does bruises mean?
bruises is the plural and third-person singular form of bruise, which means “an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BRUISES?
You can make 107 shorter words from BRUISES, such as BIRSES, BRISES, BRUISE, BURIES. See the full list.