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Is brisant a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word brisant is a Scrabble US word. The word brisant is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is brisant a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word brisant is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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7-letter words (1 found)

BRISANT,

6-letter words (8 found)

ABRINS,BAIRNS,BRAINS,BRANTS,INSTAR,SANTIR,STRAIN,TRAINS,

5-letter words (55 found)

ABRIN,ABRIS,ABSIT,AIRNS,AIRTS,ANTIS,ARTIS,ASTIR,BAIRN,BAITS,BANTS,BARNS,BASIN,BASTI,BINTS,BRAIN,BRANS,BRANT,BRAST,BRATS,BRINS,BRITS,INTRA,NABIS,NARIS,NATIS,RABIS,RAINS,RAITS,RANIS,RANTS,RIANT,RIBAS,SABIN,SABIR,SAINT,SARIN,SATIN,SITAR,SNIRT,STAIN,STAIR,STARN,STRIA,TABIS,TAINS,TARNS,TARSI,TIANS,TIARS,TINAS,TRABS,TRAIN,TRANS,TRINS,

4-letter words (77 found)

ABRI,AINS,AIRN,AIRS,AIRT,AITS,ANIS,ANTI,ANTS,ARBS,ARIS,ARTI,ARTS,BAIT,BANI,BANS,BANT,BARN,BARS,BAST,BATS,BIAS,BINS,BINT,BIST,BITS,BRAN,BRAS,BRAT,BRIN,BRIS,BRIT,ISBA,ISNA,ITAS,NABS,NATS,NIBS,NITS,RABI,RAIN,RAIS,RAIT,RANI,RANT,RAST,RATS,RIAS,RIBA,RIBS,RINS,RITS,SAIN,SAIR,SANT,SARI,SATI,SNAB,SNAR,SNIB,SNIT,STAB,STAR,STIR,TABI,TABS,TAIN,TAIS,TANS,TARN,TARS,TIAN,TIAR,TINA,TINS,TRIN,TSAR,

3-letter words (54 found)

ABS,AIN,AIR,AIS,AIT,ANI,ANS,ANT,ARB,ARS,ART,ATS,BAN,BAR,BAS,BAT,BIN,BIS,BIT,BRA,INS,ITA,ITS,NAB,NAS,NAT,NIB,NIS,NIT,RAI,RAN,RAS,RAT,RIA,RIB,RIN,RIT,SAB,SAI,SAN,SAR,SAT,SIB,SIN,SIR,SIT,SRI,TAB,TAI,TAN,TAR,TAS,TIN,TIS,

2-letter words (16 found)

AB,AI,AN,AR,AS,AT,BA,BI,IN,IS,IT,NA,SI,ST,TA,TI,

You can make 211 words from brisant according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of brisant

brisant

Etymology

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Adjective

brisant (not comparable)

  1. (of an explosion or explosive) Having a shattering effect.
    • 1959, Mitchel H. Bertram, William V. Feller, Memorandum 5-24-59L: A Simple Method for Determining Heat Transfer, Skin Friction, and Boundary-Layer Thickness for Hypersonic Laminar Boundary-Layer Flows in a Pressure Gradient, NASA, 5,
      At the start of the run a shattering or "brisant" detonation occurred in the line between the oxidant control valve (number 5, fig. 2(a)) and the oxidant tank. […] The propellant tank showed evidence of high internal pressure but no brisant detonation.

Translations

Anagrams

  • Briants

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French brisant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /briˈzɑnt/
  • Hyphenation: bri‧sant
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Adjective

brisant (comparative brisanter, superlative brisantst)

  1. fast, snappy, explosive

Inflection

Derived terms

  • brisantbom
  • brisantgranaat

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁi.zɑ̃/

Participle

brisant

  1. present participle of briser

Descendants

  • → English: brisance
  • → German: brisant
  • → German: Brisanz

Noun

brisant m (plural brisants)

  1. reef
  2. breaker (wave)

Further reading

  • “brisant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French brisant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁiˈzant/
  • Rhymes: -ant

Adjective

brisant (strong nominative masculine singular brisanter, comparative brisanter, superlative am brisantesten)

  1. controversial
  2. volatile
  3. (figuratively) explosive

Declension

Descendants

  • → Swedish: brisant

Further reading

  • “brisant” in Duden online
  • “brisant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish

Adjective

brisant (not comparable)

  1. highly explosive

Declension

Related terms

  • brisad
  • brisans
  • brisera

References

  • brisant in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • brisant in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • brisant in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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