BRILLIANTINE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BRILLIANTINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRILLIANTINE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRILLIANTINE is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRILLIANTINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRILLIANTINE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in BRILLIANTINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRILLIANTINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BRILLIANTINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A scented oil or cream rubbed into the hair to make it smooth and shiny, or a glossy cloth of cotton and wool.
Brilliantine was a mainstay of the barber shop in the first half of the twentieth century, and it still suggests slicked, tidy hair. Dressmakers knew the same word as the name of a lightweight, lustrous fabric.
How BRILLIANTINE is used
Brilliantine now sounds old-fashioned, and it often appears in descriptions of past decades.
- My grandfather combed a little brilliantine through his hair every morning.
- The film actors wore so much brilliantine that their heads gleamed.
- A jacket of brilliantine caught the light as she turned.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRILLIANTINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRILLIANTINE
2 longer words begin with BRILLIANTINE.
Shorter words from the letters in BRILLIANTINE
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Common questions about BRILLIANTINE
- Is BRILLIANTINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRILLIANTINE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRILLIANTINE worth?
- BRILLIANTINE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRILLIANTINE mean?
- A scented oil or cream rubbed into the hair to make it smooth and shiny, or a glossy cloth of cotton and wool.
- What letters can be added to BRILLIANTINE?
- BRILLIANTINE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of BRILLIANTINE:
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