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Is bruin a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word bruin is a Scrabble US word. The word bruin is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is bruin a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word bruin is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

B3R1U1I1N1

Is bruin a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word bruin is a Words With Friends word. The word bruin is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (3 found)

BRUIN,BURIN,RUBIN,

4-letter words (3 found)

BRIN,BURN,RUIN,

3-letter words (14 found)

BIN,BRU,BUN,BUR,NIB,NUB,NUR,RIB,RIN,RUB,RUN,UNI,URB,URN,

2-letter words (5 found)

BI,IN,NU,UN,UR,

You can make 25 words from bruin according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of bruin

bruin rbuin burin ubrin rubin urbin briun rbiun birun ibrun ribun irbun buirn ubirn biurn iburn uibrn iubrn ruibn uribn riubn irubn uirbn iurbn bruni rbuni burni ubrni rubni urbni brnui rbnui bnrui nbrui rnbui nrbui bunri ubnri bnuri nburi unbri nubri runbi urnbi rnubi nrubi unrbi nurbi brinu rbinu birnu ibrnu ribnu irbnu brniu rbniu bnriu nbriu rnbiu nrbiu binru ibnru bniru nbiru inbru nibru rinbu irnbu rnibu nribu inrbu nirbu buinr ubinr biunr ibunr uibnr iubnr bunir ubnir bnuir nbuir unbir nubir binur ibnur bniur nbiur inbur nibur uinbr iunbr unibr nuibr inubr niubr ruinb urinb riunb irunb uirnb iurnb runib urnib rnuib nruib unrib nurib rinub irnub rniub nriub inrub nirub uinrb iunrb unirb nuirb inurb niurb

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Definitions and meaning of bruin

bruin

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bruun (“brown”) via William Caxton's 1485 translation of a Dutch version of the legend of Reynard the Fox. Bruin is the bear, named for his brown color. Doublet of brown.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɹuːɪn/
  • Rhymes: -uːɪn

Noun

bruin (plural bruins)

  1. A folk name for a bear, especially the brown bear, Ursus arctos.

See also

  • oud bruin

Anagrams

  • Bruni, Burin, Rubin, burin, rub in, rubin

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch bruin.

Pronunciation

Adjective

bruin (attributive bruine, comparative bruiner, superlative bruinste)

  1. brown
  2. coloured, of mixed-race and/or Southeast Asian stock

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brœy̯n/
  • Hyphenation: bruin
  • Rhymes: -œy̯n

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bruun, from Old Dutch *brūn, from Proto-West Germanic *brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz.

Adjective

bruin (comparative bruiner, superlative bruinst)

  1. brown
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: bruin
  • Negerhollands: bruun, brin, bryen
  • → Papiamentu: brùin, brein, bruin
  • → Sranan Tongo: broin

Etymology 2

From the adjective bruin.

Noun

bruin n (uncountable)

  1. the color brown

Noun

bruin c (uncountable)

  1. (slang) heroin
    Mijn god, zit ie aan de bruin? ― My god, is he on heroin?
Usage notes

The expression aan de bruin zijn is used for the addiction to heroin only, not for individual shots.

See also

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Dutch bruin.

Adjective

bruin

  1. brown

Source: wiktionary.org