Is BRIGANDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BRIGANDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BRIGANDS mean?
Brigands is a form of BRIGAND.
- noun
an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + R (1) + I (1) + G (2) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 12 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 BRIGANDS
BRIGANDS 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 BRIGANDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- barding11
- brigand11
- ribands10
- sabring10
- darings9
- gradins9
- baring9
- basing9
- braids9
- brands9
- brings9
- disbar9
- riband9
- bairns8
- brains8
- daring8
- gradin8
- grands8
- grinds8
- bands8
- bangs8
- bards8
- binds8
- birds8
- brads8
- brags8
- braid8
- brand8
- brigs8
- bring8
- darbs8
- drabs8
- dribs8
- garbs8
- grabs8
- rabid8
- dinars7
- drains7
- grains7
- nadirs7
- ranids7
- rasing7
- abris7
- bairn7
- barns7
- basin7
- brain7
- brans7
- brins7
- dangs7
- dings7
- drags7
- gadis7
- girds7
- grads7
- grand7
- grids7
- grind7
- nabis7
- rabis7
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