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BULLY

5 letters, 10 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What BULLY Means

  1. noun: a cruel and brutal fellow
  2. noun: a hired thug
  3. verb: be bossy towards“Her big brother always bullied her when she was young”
  4. verb: discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

BULLY is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as B3 U1 L1 L1 Y4.

Words Made From The Letters In BULLY

4 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

4 letter words (1)

3 letter words (1)

2 letter words (2)

Longer Words Containing BULLY

BULLY appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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