Is BRILLIANCY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BRILLIANCY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BRILLIANCY mean?
- noun
a quality that outshines the usual
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + R (1) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + Y (4) = 17 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 BRILLIANCY
BRILLIANCY 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 BRILLIANCY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- billycan15
- brainily13
- bairnly12
- biliary12
- biryani12
- ciliary12
- lyrical12
- albinic11
- bacilli11
- binary11
- brainy11
- cairny11
- lacily11
- racily11
- rainily10
- bally10
- barny10
- bialy10
- billy10
- bliny10
- briny10
- carny10
- clary10
- icily10
- lycra10
- lyric10
- allicin9
- airily9
- baric9
- cabin9
- rabic9
- ably9
- acyl9
- bray9
- byrl9
- clay9
- cyan9
- inby9
- lacy9
- racy9
- carlin8
- clinal8
- inlay8
- lairy8
- layin8
- rainy8
- rally8
- riyal8
- banc8
- carb8
- crab8
- crib8
- aby8
- bay8
- cay8
- cry8
- icy8
- acini7
- alibi7
- bairn7
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