BRILLIANTNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. BRILLIANTNESS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BRILLIANTNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRILLIANTNESS is to know. It scores 15 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRILLIANTNESS
No single letter turns BRILLIANTNESS into another word.
How BRILLIANTNESS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in BRILLIANTNESS, 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 | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRILLIANTNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BRILLIANTNESS
1 longer words begin with BRILLIANTNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in BRILLIANTNESS
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Common questions about BRILLIANTNESS
- Is BRILLIANTNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BRILLIANTNESS is not in it.
- How many points is BRILLIANTNESS worth?
- BRILLIANTNESS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BRILLIANTNESS?
- No single letter can be added to BRILLIANTNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of BRILLIANTNESS:
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