BRIGHTENING is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. BRIGHTENING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
b3r1i1g2h4t1e1n1i1n1g2
PlayableBRIGHTENING · 11 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
22points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BRIGHTENING?
| 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%1.64
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.82%
Our own measure of how useful BRIGHTENING is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRIGHTENING
No single letter turns BRIGHTENING into another word.
How BRIGHTENING scores
Scrabble b3r1i1g2h4t1e1n1i1n1g2 18
Words with Friends b4r1i1g3h3t1e1n2i1n2g3 22
Face value of the 11 tiles in BRIGHTENING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRIGHTENING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BRIGHTENING
benighting17 rightening15 rehinging14 begirting13 breinging13 nithering13 bighting15 berthing14 birthing14 brighten14 girthing13 hingeing13 neighing13 righting13 bingeing12 bringing12 inhering12 thingier12 rebiting11 greining10 reigning10 tingeing10 integrin9 benight13 hinging12 nighing12 thigger12 binging11 heiring11 henting11 hinting11 nightie11 nithing11 righten11 beining10 breiing10 brining10 inbeing10 inbring10 inherit10
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Common questions about BRIGHTENING
- Is BRIGHTENING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRIGHTENING, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRIGHTENING worth?
- BRIGHTENING is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BRIGHTENING?
- No single letter can be added to BRIGHTENING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BRIGHTENING:
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