brisance
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
/ˈbɹiːzɑ̃s/
Definition of brisance
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)The shattering effect of the energy released in an explosion.
“He thought he knew being aflame. But this was sustained explosion, reaching now and then a quite unendurable brisance.”
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Etymology
From French brisant, present participle of briser (“to break”).
Words you can make from brisance
200+ playable · top: CARBINES (12 pts)
Best play carbines 12 points7-letter words
6 words6-letter words
28 words- BRACES 10 pts
- CABERS 10 pts
- CABINS 10 pts
- CARIBE 10 pts
- CEIBAS 10 pts
- SCRIBE 10 pts
- BAIRNS 8 pts
- BINERS 8 pts
- BRAINS 8 pts
- BRAISE 8 pts
- BRINES 8 pts
- CAIRNS 8 pts
- CANERS 8 pts
- CARIES 8 pts
- CARNIE 8 pts
- CASEIN 8 pts
- CASERN 8 pts
- CERIAS 8 pts
- CRANES 8 pts
- ERICAS 8 pts
- INCASE 8 pts
- NACRES 8 pts
- RABIES 8 pts
- RANCES 8 pts
- SABINE 8 pts
- ARISEN 6 pts
- ARSINE 6 pts
- SARNIE 6 pts
5-letter words
93 words- ACERB 9 pts
- BANCS 9 pts
- BARIC 9 pts
- BASIC 9 pts
- BICES 9 pts
- BRACE 9 pts
- CABER 9 pts
- CABIN 9 pts
- CARBS 9 pts
- CEIBA 9 pts
- CRABS 9 pts
- CRIBS 9 pts
- RABIC 9 pts
- ABRIS 7 pts
- ACNES 7 pts
- ACRES 7 pts
- AREIC 7 pts
- BAIRN 7 pts
- BANES 7 pts
- BARES 7 pts
- BARNS 7 pts
- BASER 7 pts
- BASIN 7 pts
- BEANS 7 pts
- BEARS 7 pts
- BIERS 7 pts
- BINER 7 pts
- BINES 7 pts
- BIRSE 7 pts
- BRAES 7 pts
- BRAIN 7 pts
- BRANS 7 pts
- BRENS 7 pts
- BRIES 7 pts
- BRINE 7 pts
- BRINS 7 pts
- CAINS 7 pts
- CAIRN 7 pts
- CANER 7 pts
- CANES 7 pts
- CARES 7 pts
- CARNS 7 pts
- CARSE 7 pts
- CERIA 7 pts
- CINES 7 pts
- CIRES 7 pts
- CRANE 7 pts
- CRIAS 7 pts
- CRIES 7 pts
- ERICA 7 pts
- ESCAR 7 pts
- NABES 7 pts
- NABIS 7 pts
- NACRE 7 pts
- NARCS 7 pts
- NARIC 7 pts
- NICER 7 pts
- RABIS 7 pts
- RACES 7 pts
- RANCE 7 pts
- RIBES 7 pts
- RICES 7 pts
- SABER 7 pts
- SABIN 7 pts
- SABIR 7 pts
- SABRE 7 pts
- SAICE 7 pts
- SCARE 7 pts
- SCENA 7 pts
- SCRAN 7 pts
- SERAC 7 pts
- SINCE 7 pts
- AIRNS 5 pts
- ANISE 5 pts
- ARISE 5 pts
- EARNS 5 pts
- NARES 5 pts
- NARIS 5 pts
- NEARS 5 pts
- RAINS 5 pts
- RAISE 5 pts
- RANIS 5 pts
- REAIS 5 pts
- REINS 5 pts
- RESIN 5 pts
- RINSE 5 pts
- RISEN 5 pts
- SANER 5 pts
- SARIN 5 pts
- SERAI 5 pts
- SERIN 5 pts
- SIREN 5 pts
- SNARE 5 pts
4-letter words
72 words- BANC 8 pts
- BICE 8 pts
- CABS 8 pts
- CARB 8 pts
- CRAB 8 pts
- CRIB 8 pts
- ABRI 6 pts
- ACES 6 pts
- ACNE 6 pts
- ACRE 6 pts
- ARBS 6 pts
- ARCS 6 pts
- ASCI 6 pts
- BAES 6 pts
- BANE 6 pts
- BANI 6 pts
- BANS 6 pts
- BARE 6 pts
- BARN 6 pts
- BARS 6 pts
- BASE 6 pts
- BEAN 6 pts
- BEAR 6 pts
- BENS 6 pts
- BIAS 6 pts
- BIER 6 pts
- BINE 6 pts
- BINS 6 pts
- BISE 6 pts
- BRAE 6 pts
- BRAN 6 pts
- BRAS 6 pts
- BREN 6 pts
- BRIE 6 pts
- BRIN 6 pts
- BRIS 6 pts
- CAIN 6 pts
- CANE 6 pts
- CANS 6 pts
- CARE 6 pts
- CARN 6 pts
- CARS 6 pts
- CASE 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CIRE 6 pts
- CRIA 6 pts
- CRIS 6 pts
- ICES 6 pts
- ISBA 6 pts
- NABE 6 pts
- NABS 6 pts
- NARC 6 pts
- NEBS 6 pts
- NIBS 6 pts
- NICE 6 pts
- RABI 6 pts
- AINS 4 pts
- AIRN 4 pts
- AIRS 4 pts
- ANES 4 pts
- ANIS 4 pts
- ARES 4 pts
- ARIE 4 pts
- ARSE 4 pts
- EARN 4 pts
- EARS 4 pts
- ERAS 4 pts
- ERNS 4 pts
- IRES 4 pts
- NAES 4 pts
- NARE 4 pts
- NEAR 4 pts
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