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brusque

/bɹuːsk/•adjective

Brusque is also used as adjective, with meanings including marked by rude or peremptory shortness.

1 meaning7 lettersScrabble 18

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

QUE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “BRUSQUE” Mean?

/bɹuːsk/

brusque has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense

marked by rude or peremptory shortness

“try to cultivate a less brusque manner”

“a curt reply”

“the salesgirl was very short with him”

Synonyms

brusk curt short

Synonyms for BRUSQUE

brusk curt short

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

Explore the word brusque with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

marked by rude or peremptory shortness

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

B, R, U, S, Q, U, E

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for brusque.

BRUSQUE is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 18.

It starts with B and ends with E.

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 43%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDECF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVCCVV.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using brusque in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

BRUSQUE can be valuable in Scrabble because it includes a high-impact letter. Look for premium squares and parallel plays.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

BRUSQUE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

BRUSQUE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

BRUSQUE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside brusque.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDECF

CV Pattern

CCVCCVV

Vowel Share

43%

Consonant Share

57%

Bigrams

BR, RU, US, SQ, QU, UE

Trigrams

BRU, RUS, USQ, SQU, QUE

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for brusque.

BRUSQUE is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with B and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVCCVV.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.