BRILLIANT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BRILLIANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRILLIANT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRILLIANT is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRILLIANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRILLIANT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BRILLIANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRILLIANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BRILLIANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Shining with a very bright light, or showing exceptional cleverness and talent.
The word brilliant is applied both to dazzling light and to remarkable minds, and context decides which sense is meant. In British speech it is also a casual way of saying that something is excellent.
How BRILLIANT is used
Brilliant is used for sparkling light, for gifted people and ideas, and as general praise in everyday talk.
- The brilliant sunshine made everyone squint on the beach.
- She came up with a brilliant solution to the puzzle.
- The team had a brilliant season and lost only once.
- What a brilliant idea for a surprise party!
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRILLIANT and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRILLIANT
10 longer words begin with BRILLIANT.
Shorter words from the letters in BRILLIANT
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Common questions about BRILLIANT
- Is BRILLIANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRILLIANT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRILLIANT worth?
- BRILLIANT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRILLIANT mean?
- Shining with a very bright light, or showing exceptional cleverness and talent.
- What letters can be added to BRILLIANT?
- BRILLIANT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BRILLIANT:
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