What BRIGHTENS Means
BRIGHTENS is a form of BRIGHTEN, which means:
- verb: make more cheerful through the use of color“The paint will brighten the room”
- verb: become clear“The sky cleared after the storm”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
BRIGHTENS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as B3 R1 I1 G2 H4 T1 E1 N1 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In BRIGHTENS
471 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
8 letter words (4)
7 letter words (15)
BENIGHTBESTINGBINGERSBRIGHTSHENBITSHERBISTHINGERSHINTERSNIGHESTNITHERSRESIGHTRESTINGRIGHTENSIGHTERSTINGER
6 letter words (72)
BEGINSBEGIRTBEINGSBERTHSBESIGHBESINGBESTIRBETINGBIGHTSBINERSBINGERBINGESBIRTHSBISTERBISTREBITERSBITSERBREISTBRENTSBRIGHTBRINESBRINGSBRITHSEIGHTSENGIRTESTRINGIBERSGIRTHSGREINSGRITHSHENBITHETINGHINGERHINGESHINTERINERTSINGESTINSERTINTERSNEBISHNEBRISNEIGHSNIGERSNIGHERNIGHTSNITERSNITHERNITRESREIGNSRENIGSRESIGNRHINESRIGHTSSERINGSHINERSHRINESIGHERSIGNERSIGNETSINGERSINTERSITHENSTRINGTHEGNSTHEINSTHEIRSTHINGSTIGERSTINGESTRIBESTRIENSTRINES
5 letter words (136)
BEGINBEINGBENISBENTSBERGSBERTHBESITBESTIBETHSBIERSBIGHTBINERBINESBINGEBINGSBINTSBIRSEBIRTHBITERBITESBREISBRENSBRENTBRIESBRIGSBRINEBRINGBRINSBRISEBRITHBRITSEHINGEIGHTERINGGEISTGEITSGENTSGHESTGIBERGIBESGIRNSGIRSHGIRTHGIRTSGITESGREINGRENSGRINSGRISEGRISTGRITHGRITSHEIRSHEISTHENTSHERBSHERNSHINGEHINGSHINTSHIRESINERTINSETINTERITHERNEIGHNEISTNERTSNIGERNIGHSNIGHTNITERNITESNITREREBITREIGNREINSREISTRENIGRENTSRESINRESITRHIESRHINERIBESRIGHTRINESRINGSRINSERISENRITESSEGNISEHRISENGISENTISERINSHENTSHIERSHINESHIRESHIRTSIENTSIETHSIGHTSINGESIRENSITHESNIRTSTEINSTERNSTINGSTIRESTRIGTEHRSTEINSTERNSTHEGNTHEINTHEIRTHENSTHIGSTHINETHINGTHINSTIERSTIGERTIGESTINESTINGETINGSTIRESTRIBETRIESTRIGSTRINETRINS
4 letter words (148)
BEGSBEINBENIBENSBENTBERGBESTBETHBETSBIENBIERBIGSBINEBINGBINSBINTBISEBISHBISTBITEBITSBREIBRENBRIEBRIGBRINBRISBRITEGISEISHENGSERGSERNSERSTETHSGEITGENSGENTGERSGERTGESTGETSGHISGIBEGIBSGIENGIESGINSGIRNGIRTGISTGITEGITSGRENGRINGRISGRITHEIRHENSHENTHERBHERNHERSHESTHETSHIESHINGHINSHINTHIREHISNHISTHITSINGSIRESNEBSNEGSNESHNESTNETSNIBSNIESNIGHNISHNITENITSREBSREGSREHSREINREISRENSRENTRESHRESTRETSRIBSRIGSRINERINGRINSRISERITERITSSEIRSENTSHETSHINSHIRSHRISIENSIGHSIGNSINESINGSINHSIRESITESITHSNEBSNIBSNIGSNITSTENSTIESTIRTEGSTEHRTEINTENSTERNTHENTHIGTHINTHIRTHISTIERTIESTIGETIGSTINETINGTINSTIRETRESTRIETRIGTRIN
3 letter words (76)
BEGBENBESBETBIGBINBISBITEHSENGENSERGERNERSESTETHGENGERGETGHIGIBGIEGINGISGITHENHERHESHETHIEHINHISHITINGINSIREISHITSNEBNEGNETNIBNIENISNITNTHREBREGREHREIRENRESRETRIBRIGRINRITSEGSEISENSERSETSHESIBSINSIRSITSRITEGTENTESTHETIETIGTINTIS
2 letter words (20)
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