BRIGANDINE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BRIGANDINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRIGANDINE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRIGANDINE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRIGANDINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
brigandinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRIGANDINE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BRIGANDINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRIGANDINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BRIGANDINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A medieval body armour of small metal plates riveted inside fabric or leather.
A brigandine looks like a cloth jacket on the outside, with rows of rivet heads showing where the plates are hidden. It was lighter and more flexible than a full plate cuirass.
How BRIGANDINE is used
Brigandine is used in medieval history, museum catalogues and historical fiction.
- The soldier wore a brigandine covered in dark velvet.
- A brigandine in the museum still showed its rivets.
- Archers favoured the brigandine for its freedom of movement.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRIGANDINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRIGANDINE
1 longer words begin with BRIGANDINE.
Shorter words from the letters in BRIGANDINE
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Common questions about BRIGANDINE
- Is BRIGANDINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRIGANDINE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRIGANDINE worth?
- BRIGANDINE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRIGANDINE mean?
- A medieval body armour of small metal plates riveted inside fabric or leather.
- What letters can be added to BRIGANDINE?
- BRIGANDINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BRIGANDINE:
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