BLACKENS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BLACKENS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
b3l1a1c3k5e1n1s1
PlayableBLACKENS · 8 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BLACKENS?
| 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: 40 / 100
40WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful BLACKENS is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLACKENS
No single letter turns BLACKENS into another word.
How BLACKENS scores
Scrabble b3l1a1c3k5e1n1s1 16
Words with Friends b4l2a1c4k5e1n2s1 20
Face value of the 8 tiles in BLACKENS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLACKENS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BLACKENS
- All 8 letters of BLACKENS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BLACKENS
blacken15 cankles13 slacken13 blacks14 alecks12 blanks12 bleaks12 cankle12 clanks12 ankles10 cables10 ancles8 cleans8 lances8 backs13 becks13 black13 aleck11 baken11 bakes11 balks11 banks11 beaks11 blank11 bleak11 cakes11 calks11 clank11 ebank11 lacks11 nabks11 necks11 slack11 snack11 sneck11 ankle9 bacne9 bancs9 cable9 kales9
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Common questions about BLACKENS
- Is BLACKENS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLACKENS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLACKENS worth?
- BLACKENS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BLACKENS?
- No single letter can be added to BLACKENS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BLACKENS:
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