BRITTLE

7 letters 9 Scrabble points /ˈbɹɪtl̩/

Definition of BRITTLE

noun
  1. A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts.

    "As a child, my favorite candy was peanut brittle."

  2. Anything resembling this confection, such as flapjack, a cereal bar, etc.

Related words: brickle
adjective
  1. Inflexible, liable to break or snap easily under stress or pressure.

    "A diamond is hard but brittle."

  2. Not physically tough or tenacious; apt to break or crumble when bending.

    "Shortbread is my favorite cold pastry, yet being so brittle it crumbles easily, and a lot goes to waste."

  3. Said of rocks and minerals with a conchoidal fracture; capable of being knapped or flaked.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters B R I T T L E
Length 7 letters
Scrabble Score 9 points

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