BLACKBIRDS is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. BLACKBIRDS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLACKBIRDS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLACKBIRDS is to know. It scores 21 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLACKBIRDS
No single letter turns BLACKBIRDS into another word.
How BLACKBIRDS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BLACKBIRDS, 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 | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLACKBIRDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BLACKBIRDS mean in Scrabble?
BLACKBIRDS is a form of BLACKBIRD (its plural or a verb form).
BLACKBIRD(noun) — A songbird of the thrush family, the male of which has glossy black feathers and an orange-yellow bill.
Shorter words from the letters in BLACKBIRDS
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Common questions about BLACKBIRDS
- Is BLACKBIRDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLACKBIRDS, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLACKBIRDS worth?
- BLACKBIRDS is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BLACKBIRDS?
- No single letter can be added to BLACKBIRDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BLACKBIRDS:
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