Is BRANDISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BRANDISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BRANDISH mean?
- verb
move or swing back and forth
“She waved her gun”
- verb
exhibit aggressively
“brandish a sword”
- noun
the act of waving
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BRANDISH
BRANDISH has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BRANDISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- banish11
- ribands10
- danish10
- radish10
- sandhi10
- shaird10
- brash10
- sahib10
- arshin9
- braids9
- brands9
- disbar9
- riband9
- shairn9
- dashi9
- hands9
- hards9
- hinds9
- shard9
- bash9
- bish9
- bairns8
- brains8
- bands8
- bards8
- binds8
- birds8
- brads8
- braid8
- brand8
- darbs8
- drabs8
- dribs8
- hairs8
- rabid8
- sharn8
- dahs8
- dash8
- dish8
- hand8
- hard8
- hind8
- shad8
- sidh8
- bah8
- dinars7
- drains7
- nadirs7
- ranids7
- abris7
- bairn7
- barns7
- basin7
- brain7
- brans7
- brins7
- nabis7
- rabis7
- sabin7
- sabir7
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