Is BRIGHTEN a word?
BRIGHTEN is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends, has 8 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, BRIGHTEN is a valid word.
What does brighten mean?
verb: make more cheerful through the use of color.
“The paint will brighten the room”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
BRIGHTEN: word details
- Pronunciation: BREYE-tuhn (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 8 letters, a long word. It is one of 40,530 8-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 14 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 16 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
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Words you can make from the letters of brighten.
Frequently asked questions
What does BRIGHTEN mean?
BRIGHTEN is a verb. It means: make more cheerful through the use of color.
Is BRIGHTEN a valid word?
Yes, BRIGHTEN is a valid word. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.