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BRISTLING

9 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What BRISTLING Means

BRISTLING is a form of BRISTLE, which means:

  1. verb: be in a state of movement or action“The room abounded with screaming children”
  2. verb: rise up as in fear“The dog's fur bristled”
  3. noun: a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
  4. noun: a stiff hair

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

BRISTLING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as B3 R1 I1 S1 T1 L1 I1 N1 G2.

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.