BLACKENING is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. BLACKENING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
b3l1a1c3k5e1n1i1n1g2
PlayableBLACKENING · 10 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 25 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
25points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept BLACKENING?
| 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: 33 / 100
33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.9
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.4%
Our own measure of how useful BLACKENING is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLACKENING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
blackeningsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLACKENING scores
Scrabble b3l1a1c3k5e1n1i1n1g2 19
Words with Friends b4l2a1c4k5e1n2i1n2g3 25
Face value of the 10 tiles in BLACKENING, 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 | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLACKENING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BLACKENING
1 longer words begin with BLACKENING.
Shorter words from the letters in BLACKENING
blacking17 backline16 blanking15 clanking15 belacing13 binnacle12 cleaning11 elancing11 enabling11 enlacing11 backing16 becking16 blacken15 baglike14 balking14 banking14 calking14 lacking14 necking14 blankie13 ankling12 cabling12 lanking12 leaking12 linkage12 angelic10 anglice10 bealing10 beaning10 galenic10 lancing10 encinal9 aneling8 eanling8 leaning8 nealing8 backie14 baking13 caking13 calkin12
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Common questions about BLACKENING
- Is BLACKENING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLACKENING, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLACKENING worth?
- BLACKENING is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BLACKENING?
- BLACKENING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BLACKENING:
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