BLACKBIRDINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 25 points
It depends on the list you play by. BLACKBIRDINGS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 25 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BLACKBIRDINGS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLACKBIRDINGS is to know. It scores 25 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLACKBIRDINGS
No single letter turns BLACKBIRDINGS into another word.
How BLACKBIRDINGS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in BLACKBIRDINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLACKBIRDINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BLACKBIRDINGS
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Common questions about BLACKBIRDINGS
- Is BLACKBIRDINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BLACKBIRDINGS is not in it.
- How many points is BLACKBIRDINGS worth?
- BLACKBIRDINGS is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BLACKBIRDINGS?
- No single letter can be added to BLACKBIRDINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of BLACKBIRDINGS:
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