Meaning
- (noun) Pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to risk a dangerous policy rather than concede a point. “The diplomat accused the other nation's leader of brinkmanship for refusing to redeploy the troops along their nations' shared border.”
Letter breakdown
- Brinksmanship contains 13 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 10 consonant(s).
- It uses 10 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 26.
Words from these letters
- brinkmanship
- airships
- aspirins
- hairpins
- manikins
- skirmish
- airship
- aspirin
- hairpin
- impairs
- kinship
- kinsman
- manikin
- mannish
- mishaps
- napkins
- pinkish
- raisins
- shrimps
- shrinks
- simians
- sprains
- banish
- basins
- brains
- brinks
- brisks
- impair
- impish
- mishap
- napkin
- parish
- pranks
- prisms
- raisin
- rakish
- sahibs
- shanks
- sharks
- sharps
- shirks
- shrank
- shrimp
- shrink
- simian
- skimps
- smirks
- snarks
- spanks
- sparks
- sprain
- amirs
- amiss
- ankhs
- banks
- banns
- barks
- barns
- basin
Connected words
Other 13-letter words
- abbreviations
- abnormalities
- abolitionists
- accelerations
- acceptability
- accessibility
- acclimatizing
- accommodating
- accommodation
- accompaniment
- accomplishing
- accouterments
- accoutrements
- accreditation
- acculturation
- accumulations
- acetaminophen
- acknowledging
Words starting with BRI
- briar
- briars
- bribe
- bribed
- bribery
- bribes
- bribing
- brick
- brickbat
- brickbats
- bricked
- bricking
- bricklayer
- bricklayers
- bricklaying
- bricks
- bridal
- bridals
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Words ending with HIP
Reader questions
What does Brinksmanship mean?
Pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to risk a dangerous policy rather than concede a point.
How many letters are in Brinksmanship?
Brinksmanship has 13 letters.
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