BRISANT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BRISANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRISANT?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRISANT is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRISANT
No single letter turns BRISANT into another word.
How BRISANT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BRISANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,366.
What does BRISANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Of an explosive, having a violent shattering effect.
A brisant explosive detonates so fast that it shatters what is near it instead of merely pushing it. The word is borrowed from French and is used by military and mining specialists.
How BRISANT is used
Brisant is a specialist word about explosives.
- The engineers chose a more brisant charge to break the rock.
- A brisant explosive is unsuitable for pushing earth aside.
- The report called the new compound highly brisant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRISANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BRISANT
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Common questions about BRISANT
- Is BRISANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRISANT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRISANT worth?
- BRISANT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRISANT mean?
- Of an explosive, having a violent shattering effect.
- What letters can be added to BRISANT?
- No single letter can be added to BRISANT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BRISANT:
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