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9-Letter Words Starting With BRISTL

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Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With BRISTL

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 9-Letter Words Starting With BRISTL 2 words

How common is BRISTL at the start of nine-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 2 nine-letter words that start with BRISTL. They average 11.5 points and the best is BRISTLING (12 points).

Total words
2
Average Scrabble score
11.5
out of 12 max
Everyday words
50%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
G
50% of words

Most common last letters

  • g 50%
  • r 50%

Top vowel pairs

  • ie50%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Highest-scoring nine-letter word that starts with BRISTL

b 3r 1i 1s 1t 1l 1i 1n 1g 2

B 3 + R 1 + I 1 + S 1 + T 1 + L 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 12 points

Double word
24 pts
Triple word
36 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

bristling

Form of bristle

  1. verbbe in a state of movement or action“The room abounded with screaming children”
  2. verbrise up as in fear“The dog's fur bristled”
  3. verbhave or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles“bristling leaves”
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How many nine-letter words that start with BRISTL are there?

There are 2 nine-letter words that start with BRISTL in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring nine-letter word that starts with BRISTL?

BRISTLING is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BRISTLIER (11).