bristle

1. A stiff hair.

2. A stiff hairlike structure: the bristles of a wire brush.

3. A short stiff coarse hair or filament.

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1. To furnish with .

2. To make .

3. To rise and stand stiffly erect .

4. To raise the bristles (as in anger).

5. To take on an aggressively defensive attitude (as in response to a slight or criticism) .

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1. To be covered or thick with or as if with bristles: The path bristled with thorns.

2. To raise the bristles: The cat bristled at the sight of the large dog.

3. To react in an angry or offended manner: The author bristled at the suggestion of plagiarism.

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1. To cause to stand erect like bristles; stiffen.

2. To furnish or supply with bristles.

3. To make bristly; ruffle.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
blister	9	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
be	4
bi	4
el	2
er	2
es	2
et	2
is	2
it	2
li	2
re	2
si	2
te	2
ti	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
bel	5
bes	5
bet	5
bis	5
bit	5
els	3
ers	3
est	3
ire	3
its	3
lei	3
let	3
lib	5
lie	3
lis	3
lit	3
reb	5
rei	3
res	3
ret	3
rib	5
sei	3
sel	3
ser	3
set	3
sib	5
sir	3
sit	3
sri	3
tel	3
tes	3
tie	3
til	3
tis	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
bels	6
belt	6
best	6
bets	6
bier	6
bile	6
birl	6
bise	6
bite	6
bits	6
blet	6
brie	6
bris	6
brit	6
erst	4
ires	4
isle	4
leis	4
lest	4
lets	4
libs	6
lier	4
lies	4
lire	4
list	4
lite	4
lits	4
rebs	6
reis	4
rest	4
rets	4
ribs	6
riel	4
rile	4
rise	4
rite	4
silt	4
sire	4
site	4
slit	4
stir	4
tels	4
tier	4
ties	4
tile	4
tils	4
tire	4
tirl	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
belts	7
biers	7
biles	7
birle	7
birls	7
birse	7
biter	7
bites	7
blest	7
blets	7
blite	7
bries	7
brits	7
islet	5
istle	5
liber	7
liers	5
liter	5
lites	5
litre	5
relit	5
resit	5
ribes	7
riels	5
riles	5
rites	5
slier	5
stile	5
tiers	5
tiler	5
tiles	5
tires	5
tirls	5
tribe	7
tries	5

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
bestir	8
birles	8
bister	8
bistre	8
biters	8
blites	8
libers	8
lister	6
liters	6
litres	6
relist	6
riblet	8
tilers	6
tribes	8

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
blister	9
bristle	9
riblets	9