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Definition of brightening

"brightening" in the verb sense

1. brighten, lighten up, lighten

make more cheerful through the use of color

"The paint will brighten the room"

2. clear up, clear, light up, brighten

become clear

"The sky cleared after the storm"

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Quotations for brightening

The dream
Dreamed by a happy man, when the dark east,
Unseen, is brightening to his bridal morn. [ Tennyson ]

But can the noble mind forever brood,
The willing victim of a weary mood,
On heartless cares that squander life away,
And cloud young Genius brightening into day? [ Campbell ]

While resignation gently slopes the way;
And, all his prospects brightening to the last,
His heaven commences ere the world be past. [ Goldsmith ]

But for tradition, we walk evermore to higher paths by brightening reason's lamp. [ George Eliot ]

Reality surpasses imagination; and we see, breathing, brightening, and moving before our eyes sights dearer to our hearts than any we ever beheld in the land of sleep. [ Goethe ]

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brightening in Scrabble®

The word brightening is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters brightening:

BRIGHTENING
(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (16 words)

benight, binging, girning, hinging, hinting, igniter, inherit, nightie, reining, renting, ringgit, ringing, thinner, tiering, tinging, tinnier

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word brightening

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In brightening

BRIGHTENING
(180)
BRIGHTENING
(171)
BRIGHTENING
(120)
BRIGHTENING
(114)
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HINGING
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BRIGHTENING
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BRIGHTENING
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HINGING
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brightening in Words With Friends™

The word brightening is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 22

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters brightening:

BRIGHTENING
(270)
BRIGHTENING
(270)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (16 words)

benight, binging, girning, hinging, hinting, igniter, inherit, nightie, reining, renting, ringgit, ringing, thinner, tiering, tinging, tinnier

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word brightening

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In brightening

BRIGHTENING
(270)
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(252)
BRIGHTENING
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BRIGHTENING
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NIGHTIE
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BIGGER
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Words within the letters of brightening

2 letter words in brightening (8 words)

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3 letter words in brightening (26 words)

begbenbetbigbinbiteggerggetgigginhenherhethitinnirenetnibnitribrigtenthetietin

4 letter words in brightening (26 words)

bentbethbitebriebringentgirngringritheirherbhinthirenighninereinrentringriteternthenthintiertinetingtire

5 letter words in brightening (30 words)

beginbeingberthbingebirthbiterbrinebringbritheightgirthhingeinertinnerinteriringneighnightninthrebinrebitreignreninrighttheirthinethingtigertingetribe

6 letter words in brightening (15 words)

benignbiggerbingerbitingbrightgingerhinterhiringigniteinterntieingtingertiniertinnertiring

7 letter words in brightening (16 words)

benightbinginggirninghinginghintingigniterinheritnightiereiningrentingringgitringingthinnertieringtingingtinnier

8 letter words in brightening (10 words)

berthingbirthingbrightenbringingintegrinneighingrebitingreigningrightingtingeing

9 letter words in brightening (1 word)

rehinging

10 letter words in brightening (1 word)

benighting

11 letter words in brightening (1 word)

brightening

brightening + 2 blanks (1 word)

rebrightening
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Words containing the sequence brightening

Words that start with brightening (1 word)

brightening

Words with brightening in them (1 word)

brightening

Words that end with brightening (3 words)

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Word Growth involving brightening

Shorter words in brightening

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