Is BRILLIANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BRILLIANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BRILLIANCES mean?
Brilliances is a form of BRILLIANCE.
- noun
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
“a glare of sunlight”
- noun
the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
“for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel”
- noun
unusual mental ability
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + R (1) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 BRILLIANCES
BRILLIANCES 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 BRILLIANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- brilliance14
- cranesbill14
- irascible13
- sibilance13
- brisance12
- calibers12
- calibres12
- carbines12
- inscribe12
- brasilein11
- albinic11
- ascribe11
- bacilli11
- basilic11
- cablers11
- caliber11
- calibre11
- carbine11
- caribes11
- scribal11
- allicins10
- ballsier10
- bilinear10
- binaries10
- brailles10
- brasilin10
- carlines10
- irenical10
- lanciers10
- liberals10
- rinsable10
- rinsible10
- salicine10
- braces10
- cabers10
- cabins10
- cabler10
- cables10
- caribe10
- ceibas10
- ibices10
- scribe10
- aiblins9
- alibies9
- allicin9
- arcsine9
- arsenic9
- bailers9
- bailies9
- ballers9
- ballier9
- ballies9
- berlins9
- bialies9
- billers9
- billies9
- braille9
- brinies9
- callers9
- carline9
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