Bristly

7 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Easily irritated or quick to take offence, or covered in stiff bristles.

“He gave a bristly response when his working methods were questioned by the new colleague.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

bris·tly

Related Words

Synonyms

pricklyspleneticwaspishbarbedbarbellatebriary brierybristled

Antonyms

easygoingmild affable

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in LY with BRIST at the start, no uncommon letters to trip you up

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Scrabble

Worth 12 points, the Y at the end is useful for landing on triple-letter squares

Words Related to Bristly

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “bristly” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

briskly bristle gristly

Words you can make from Bristly

Shorter words formed from the letters in “bristly”.

lyrist trilby birls birsy bitsy blirt blist brist brits byrls listy sibyl silty slirt stilb styli sybil tirls birl birt bist bits blit brit

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