Is BRISANT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BRISANT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BRISANT mean?
- adjective
of or relating to the power (the shattering effect) of an explosive
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 9 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 BRISANT
BRISANT 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 BRISANT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bairns8
- brains8
- brants8
- abris7
- bairn7
- baits7
- barns7
- basin7
- bints7
- brain7
- brans7
- brant7
- brats7
- brins7
- brits7
- nabis7
- rabis7
- sabin7
- sabir7
- instar6
- santir6
- strain6
- trains6
- abri6
- arbs6
- bait6
- bani6
- bans6
- barn6
- bars6
- bast6
- bats6
- bias6
- bins6
- bint6
- bits6
- bran6
- bras6
- brat6
- brin6
- bris6
- brit6
- isba6
- nabs6
- nibs6
- rabi6
- ribs6
- snib6
- stab6
- tabs6
- airns5
- airts5
- antis5
- astir5
- naris5
- rains5
- ranis5
- rants5
- riant5
- saint5
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