brindle

Plural: brindles

Adjective Satellite

having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats

Noun

A streaky colouration in animals.
An animal so coloured.

Adj

Having such a colouration; brindled.

Verb

To form streaks of a different color.

Origin / Etymology

Back-formation from brindled, a variant of brinded (“streaked, spotted”), apparently reanalyzed as brindle + -ed. Attested from the late seventeenth century.

Synonyms

brinded, brindled, tabby

Scrabble Score: 10

brindle is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
brindle is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
brindle is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

brindle is a valid Words With Friends word