BLACKENER is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BLACKENER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
b3l1a1c3k5e1n1e1r1
PlayableBLACKENER · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept BLACKENER?
| 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
35WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful BLACKENER is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLACKENER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
blackenersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLACKENER scores
Scrabble b3l1a1c3k5e1n1e1r1 17
Words with Friends b4l2a1c4k5e1n2e1r1 21
Face value of the 9 tiles in BLACKENER, 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 | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLACKENER has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BLACKENER
1 longer words begin with BLACKENER.
Shorter words from the letters in BLACKENER
blacken15 blacker15 bracken15 blanker13 bleaker13 crankle13 carbeen11 carbene11 cleaner9 enabler9 reclean9 backer14 nebeck14 reback14 rebeck14 balker12 banker12 barken12 beaker12 berake12 calker12 canker12 cankle12 kabele12 lacker12 necker12 rackle12 reckan12 alkene10 belace10 cabler10 kernel10 lanker10 leaker10 rankle10 alerce8 baleen8 branle8 careen8 cereal8
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Common questions about BLACKENER
- Is BLACKENER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLACKENER, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLACKENER worth?
- BLACKENER is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BLACKENER?
- BLACKENER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BLACKENER:
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