BRIGHTNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BRIGHTNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
b3r1i1g2h4t1n1e1s1s1
PlayableBRIGHTNESS · 10 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BRIGHTNESS?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.4%
Our own measure of how useful BRIGHTNESS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRIGHTNESS
No single letter turns BRIGHTNESS into another word.
How BRIGHTNESS scores
Scrabble b3r1i1g2h4t1n1e1s1s1 16
Words with Friends b4r1i1g3h3t1n2e1s1s1 18
Face value of the 10 tiles in BRIGHTNESS, 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 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRIGHTNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BRIGHTNESS
1 longer words begin with BRIGHTNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in BRIGHTNESS
berthings15 brightens15 rightness13 benights14 berthing14 brighten14 herbists13 resights12 rightens12 sighters12 restings9 stingers9 tressing9 trigness9 benight13 besighs13 brights13 henbits12 herbist12 girshes11 hingers11 nighest11 resight11 righten11 sighers11 sighter11 besings10 besting10 bigness10 bingers10 hinters10 nithers10 shiners10 shrines10 sithens10 bestirs9 bisters9 bistres9 bitsers9 breists9
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Common questions about BRIGHTNESS
- Is BRIGHTNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRIGHTNESS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRIGHTNESS worth?
- BRIGHTNESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BRIGHTNESS?
- No single letter can be added to BRIGHTNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BRIGHTNESS:
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