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brutal

/ˈbɹuːtəl/•adjective

Brutal is also used as adjective, with meanings including disagreeably direct and precise.

4 meanings6 lettersScrabble 8

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

TAL

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “BRUTAL” Mean?

/ˈbɹuːtəl/

brutal has 4 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

4 senses

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

“a barbarous crime”

“brutal beatings”

“cruel tortures”

“Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks”

Synonyms

barbarous cruel fell roughshod savage vicious

punishingly harsh

“the brutal summer sun”

“a brutal winter”

Synonyms

unrelenting

resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility

“beastly desires”

“a bestial nature”

“brute force”

“a dull and brutish man”

Synonyms

beastly bestial brute brutish

disagreeably direct and precise

“he spoke with brutal honesty”

Synonyms for BRUTAL

barbarous cruel fell roughshod savage vicious unrelenting beastly bestial brute brutish

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Word Intelligence

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

Definition

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

B, R, U, T, A, L

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for brutal.

BRUTAL is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 8.

It starts with B and ends with L.

It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 33%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

BRUTAL has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

BRUTAL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

BRUTAL uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

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

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEF

CV Pattern

CCVCVC

Vowel Share

33%

Consonant Share

67%

Bigrams

BR, RU, UT, TA, AL

Trigrams

BRU, RUT, UTA, TAL

Crossword Intelligence

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

BRUTAL is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVCVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.