Brussels

8 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

The capital city of Belgium and the administrative centre of the European Union. Also refers to Brussels sprouts, small green vegetables of the cabbage family.

“The diplomatic delegation travelled to Brussels for the emergency summit.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈbrʌsəlz/

Syllables

brus·sels

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Synonyms

Belgian capital

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains double 's' and uncommon 'ss' pairing with starting 'br' blend

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points; the double 's' can help with parallel plays

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “brussels”.

bless bluer blues blurs brule bulse burel burls burse buses lubes lures luser rebus rubes ruble rules ruses russe slubs sluer slues slurb slurs

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