BLACKEN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BLACKEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLACKEN?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLACKEN is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLACKEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
blackensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLACKEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BLACKEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does BLACKEN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make something black or dark, or to damage the reputation of someone.
Fire, smoke and rot can blacken a surface, and so can paint or dye. In a figurative sense, to blacken a name is to spoil how others see a person.
How BLACKEN is used
Blacken works literally for burning and darkening and figuratively for slander.
- Smoke will blacken the ceiling above the stove.
- Rumours may blacken his good name.
- Soldiers used soot to blacken their faces at night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLACKEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLACKEN
6 longer words begin with BLACKEN.
Shorter words from the letters in BLACKEN
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Common questions about BLACKEN
- Is BLACKEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLACKEN, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLACKEN worth?
- BLACKEN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLACKEN mean?
- To make something black or dark, or to damage the reputation of someone.
- What letters can be added to BLACKEN?
- BLACKEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BLACKEN:
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