brilliant
Brilliant is also used as adjective, with meanings including having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence.
Length
9
Scrabble
11
WWF
15
Starts
BR
Ends
ANT
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “BRILLIANT” Mean?
/ˈbɹɪljənt/
brilliant has 6 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
6 senseshaving or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
“our project needs brainy women”
“a brilliant mind”
“a brilliant solution to the problem”
Synonyms
characterized by grandeur
“the brilliant court life at Versailles”
“a glorious work of art”
“magnificent cathedrals”
“the splendid coronation ceremony”
Synonyms
full of light; shining intensely
“a brilliant star”
“brilliant chandeliers”
clear and sharp and ringing
“the bright sound of the trumpet section”
“the brilliant sound of the trumpets”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
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Definition
of surpassing excellence
Length
9 letters
Starts With
B
Ends With
T
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
B, R, I, L, L, I, A, N, T
Use Case
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Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆BRILLIANT has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆BRILLIANT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆BRILLIANT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆BRILLIANT contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
B
Letter Pattern
ABCDDCEFG
CV Pattern
CCVCCVVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
BR, RI, IL, LL, LI, IA, AN, NT
Trigrams
BRI, RIL, ILL, LLI, LIA, IAN, ANT
Crossword Intelligence
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