BRIGHTLY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BRIGHTLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
b3r1i1g2h4t1l1y4
PlayableBRIGHTLY · 8 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BRIGHTLY?
| 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: 39 / 100
39WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.13
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%4.25%
Our own measure of how useful BRIGHTLY is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRIGHTLY
No single letter turns BRIGHTLY into another word.
How BRIGHTLY scores
Scrabble b3r1i1g2h4t1l1y4 17
Words with Friends b4r1i1g3h3t1l2y3 18
Face value of the 8 tiles in BRIGHTLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRIGHTLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BRIGHTLY
- All 8 letters of BRIGHTLY are different — nothing repeats.
- BRIGHTLY gets by on a single vowel across 8 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BRIGHTLY
blighty16 rightly14 lighty13 righty13 blight12 bright12 trilby11 trigly10 bight11 bigly11 bilgy11 yirth11 birth10 brith10 girly9 girth9 grith9 light9 right9 thirl8 byrl9 gyri8 thig8 brig7 glib7 hilt7 lith7 thir7 birl6 blit6 brit6 gilt5 girl5 girt5 glit5 grit5 trig5 tirl4 rhy9 thy9
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Common questions about BRIGHTLY
- Is BRIGHTLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRIGHTLY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRIGHTLY worth?
- BRIGHTLY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BRIGHTLY?
- No single letter can be added to BRIGHTLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BRIGHTLY:
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