BRANDISHES is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BRANDISHES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableBRANDISHES · 10 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BRANDISHES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.8%
Our own measure of how useful BRANDISHES is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRANDISHES
No single letter turns BRANDISHES into another word.
How BRANDISHES scores
Scrabble b3r1a1n1d2i1s1h4e1s1 16
Words with Friends b4r1a1n2d2i1s1h3e1s1 17
Face value of the 10 tiles in BRANDISHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRANDISHES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BRANDISHES
banishers14 hardiness13 shandries13 brandises12 rabidness12 banished14 brandish14 banisher13 banishes13 banshies13 airsheds12 danishes12 handsier12 hardness12 radishes12 shandies12 arshines11 brandies11 brandise11 drabness11 seabirds11 sharnies11 sidebars11 aridness9 sardines9 behinds13 berdash13 brashed13 banshie12 bashers12 bearish12 brashes12 airshed11 dashers11 dashier11 dehairs11 handers11 handier11 hardens11 hardies11
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Common questions about BRANDISHES
- Is BRANDISHES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRANDISHES, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRANDISHES worth?
- BRANDISHES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BRANDISHES?
- No single letter can be added to BRANDISHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BRANDISHES:
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