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Updated June 2026
A person, typically a woman or girl, with dark brown hair. The term derives from French and specifically describes someone with brown or dark hair colouring.
“The portrait depicted a beautiful brunette woman wearing a blue velvet gown.”
/bruːnɛt/
bru·nette
Contains four vowels (U, E, E) with two E's and the high-value letters B and double T; watch for -ETTE ending
Worth 10 points; good for using B (3 points), double T, and -ETTE suffix
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