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Is BRANDISHING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BRANDISHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BRANDISHING mean?

Brandishing is a form of BRANDISH.

  1. verb

    move or swing back and forth

    “She waved her gun”

  2. verb

    exhibit aggressively

    “brandish a sword”

  3. noun

    the act of waving

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

18

Scrabble

21

Words With Friends

11

Letters

B (3) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 BRANDISHING

BRANDISHING 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 BRANDISHING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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