BRILLO is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 8 points
Yes for Scrabble. BRILLO is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
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PlayableBRILLO · 6 letters · 8 pts Scrabble · 11 pts WWF
8points in Scrabble
11points in Words with Friends
6letters
1hook available
1 in 229,948odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept BRILLO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.33
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.5%
Our own measure of how useful BRILLO is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRILLO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
brillosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRILLO scores
Scrabble b3r1i1l1l1o1 8
Words with Friends b4r1i1l2l2o1 11
Face value of the 6 tiles in BRILLO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
Words starting with BRILLO
1 longer words begin with BRILLO.
Shorter words from the letters in BRILLO
brill7 broil7 bill6 birl6 biro6 boil6 boll6 brio6 lobi6 lilo4 loir4 rill4 roil4 roll4 bio5 boi5 bor5 bro5 lib5 lob5 obi5 orb5 rib5 rob5 ill3 lor3 oil3 bi4 bo4 ib4 ob4 io2 li2 lo2 oi2 or2
Common questions about BRILLO
- Is BRILLO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BRILLO is not in it.
- How many points is BRILLO worth?
- BRILLO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BRILLO?
- BRILLO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BRILLO:
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