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Is BRILLIANTS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BRILLIANTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BRILLIANTS mean?

Brilliants is a form of BRILLIANT.

  1. adjective

    of surpassing excellence

    “a brilliant performance”

  2. adjective

    having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence

    “our project needs brainy women”

  3. adjective

    characterized by grandeur

    “the brilliant court life at Versailles”

  4. adjective

    having strong or striking color

    “bright dress”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
16
Letters
10

B (3) + R (1) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + 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 BRILLIANTS

BRILLIANTS 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 BRILLIANTS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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