BLACKBUCK is a valid Scrabble word — 25 points
Yes. BLACKBUCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 25 points in Scrabble and 31 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLACKBUCK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLACKBUCK is to know. It scores 25 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLACKBUCK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
blackbucksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLACKBUCK scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BLACKBUCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| k | 2 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. BLACKBUCK needs 1 blank tile.
What does BLACKBUCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small Indian antelope whose male has spiral horns and a dark back above a white belly.
The blackbuck is a fast runner of open plains and is the only living member of its genus. Females and young males are fawn-coloured and hornless, so only the adult males earn the name by their dark coats.
How BLACKBUCK is used
Blackbuck is used in wildlife writing and nature guides about India and its grasslands.
- A herd of blackbuck sprang across the dry plain.
- The male blackbuck lifted his twisted horns and watched us.
- Visitors to the reserve hoped to photograph a blackbuck at dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLACKBUCK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLACKBUCK
1 longer words begin with BLACKBUCK.
Shorter words from the letters in BLACKBUCK
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Common questions about BLACKBUCK
- Is BLACKBUCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLACKBUCK, where it scores 31 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLACKBUCK worth?
- BLACKBUCK is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLACKBUCK mean?
- A small Indian antelope whose male has spiral horns and a dark back above a white belly.
- What letters can be added to BLACKBUCK?
- BLACKBUCK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BLACKBUCK:
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