Scrabble Word Finder

BRIGHTEN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points

Yes. BRIGHTEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.

b3r1i1g2h4t1e1n1
PlayableBRIGHTEN · 8 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept BRIGHTEN?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 43 / 100

43WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.75
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%
5.75%

Our own measure of how useful BRIGHTEN is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BRIGHTEN

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

brightens15

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BRIGHTEN scores

Scrabble b3r1i1g2h4t1e1n1 14
Words with Friends b4r1i1g3h3t1e1n2 16

Face value of the 8 tiles in BRIGHTEN, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
b12
r16
i19
g13
h12
t16
e112
n16

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRIGHTEN has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about BRIGHTEN

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of BRIGHTEN

berthing14

The 8 tiles of BRIGHTEN in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with BRIGHTEN

brightens15 brightened17 brightener16 brighteners17 brightening18

5 longer words begin with BRIGHTEN.

Shorter words from the letters in BRIGHTEN

benight13 righten11 bright12 henbit11 heting10 hinger10 nigher10 begirt9 beting9 binger9 hinter9 nither9 engirt7 bight11 berth10 birth10 brith10 ehing9 eight9 girth9 grith9 hinge9 neigh9 night9 right9 thegn9 thing9 begin8 being8 binge8 bring8 giber8 ither8 rhine8 thein8 their8 thine8 biner7 biter7 brent7

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Common questions about BRIGHTEN

Is BRIGHTEN valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRIGHTEN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is BRIGHTEN worth?
BRIGHTEN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BRIGHTEN?
BRIGHTEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BRIGHTEN:

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