Skip to content
ZWordFinderZ

Dictionary

Brandishing

b 3r 1a 1n 1d 2i 1s 1h 4i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 11 letters · Common · present participle of brandish

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does brandishing mean?

verb

  1. move or swing back and forth

    “She waved her gun”

    Synonymsflourishwave

  2. exhibit aggressively

    “brandish a sword”

Definitions shown for brandish, the base form of brandishing.

Is BRANDISHING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is BRANDISHING worth?

Scrabble

18 pts
b 3r 1a 1n 1d 2i 1s 1h 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

21 pts
b 4r 1a 1n 2d 2i 1s 1h 3i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

20 pts
b 4r 1a 1n 1d 2i 1s 1h 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

20 pts
b 4r 1a 1n 1d 2i 1s 1h 3i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BRANDISHING

Words that end like BRANDISHING

Common words that share the ending -ISHING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

All words ending in -ISHING

Brandishing: quick answers

Is BRANDISHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BRANDISHING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 18 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BRANDISHING worth?
BRANDISHING scores 18 points in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 20 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does brandishing mean?
brandishing is the present participle of brandish, which means “move or swing back and forth”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BRANDISHING?
You can make 544 shorter words from BRANDISHING, such as HANGBIRDS, HINDBRAINS, BANISHING, HANGBIRD. See the full list.