brush
Brush can refer to an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle, a dense growth of bushes, or conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor. As a verb, brush can mean to rub with a brush, or as if with a brush, touch lightly and briefly, or remove with or as if with a brush.
Length
5
Scrabble
10
WWF
11
Starts
BR
Ends
USH
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “BRUSH” Mean?
/bɹʌʃ/
brush has 15 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
9 sensesan implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
momentary contact
conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
Show 3 more noun definitions
contact with something dangerous or undesirable
“I had a brush with danger on my way to work”
“he tried to avoid any brushes with the police”
Verb
6 sensesrub with a brush, or as if with a brush
“Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket”
touch lightly and briefly
“He brushed the wall lightly”
clean with a brush
“She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet”
“They brush the cape”
sweep across or over
“Her long skirt brushed the floor”
“A gasp swept cross the audience”
Synonyms
remove with or as if with a brush
“brush away the crumbs”
“brush the dust from the jacket”
“brush aside the objections”
cover by brushing
“brush the bread with melted butter”
“They brush the bread with melted butter”
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
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Definition
a dense growth of bushes
Length
5 letters
Starts With
B
Ends With
H
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
B, R, U, S, H
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆BRUSH has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆BRUSH is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆BRUSH can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆BRUSH uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CCVCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
BR, RU, US, SH
Trigrams
BRU, RUS, USH
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