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Brightening

b 3r 1i 1g 2h 4t 1e 1n 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 11 letters · Common · present participle of brighten

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

What does brightening mean?

verb

  1. make more cheerful through the use of color

    “The paint will brighten the room”

    Synonymslighten uplighten

  2. become clear

    “The sky cleared after the storm”

    Synonymsclear upclearlight up

Definitions shown for brighten, the base form of brightening.

Is BRIGHTENING 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 BRIGHTENING worth?

Scrabble

18 pts
b 3r 1i 1g 2h 4t 1e 1n 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

22 pts
b 4r 1i 1g 3h 3t 1e 1n 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

21 pts
b 4r 1i 1g 3h 4t 1e 1n 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

22 pts
b 4r 1i 1g 4h 3t 1e 1n 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in BRIGHTENING

Words that end like BRIGHTENING

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

happeningopeningfrighteningthreateningshorteninghardeninglisteningsaddeningsickeningchristeningheighteninglengtheningblackeningbroadeningchasteningcheapeningchickeningcoarseningflatteningfresheninggangreninggladdeningglisteningheartening
All words ending in -ENING

Brightening: quick answers

Is BRIGHTENING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BRIGHTENING 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 BRIGHTENING worth?
BRIGHTENING scores 18 points in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends, 21 in Wordfeud and 22 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does brightening mean?
brightening is the present participle of brighten, which means “make more cheerful through the use of color”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BRIGHTENING?
You can make 275 shorter words from BRIGHTENING, such as BENIGHTING, BIGHTING, RIGHTENING, BERTHING. See the full list.