BLACKEST is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BLACKEST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
b3l1a1c3k5e1s1t1
PlayableBLACKEST · 8 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BLACKEST?
| 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 BLACKEST 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 BLACKEST
No single letter turns BLACKEST into another word.
How BLACKEST scores
Scrabble b3l1a1c3k5e1s1t1 16
Words with Friends b4l2a1c4k5e1s1t1 19
Face value of the 8 tiles in BLACKEST, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLACKEST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BLACKEST
- All 8 letters of BLACKEST 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 BLACKEST
backets15 backset15 setback15 tackles13 cablets11 backet14 blacks14 alecks12 basket12 bleaks12 casket12 tackle12 cables10 cablet10 lasket10 latkes10 sklate10 ablest8 ablets8 bastle8 blaest8 blates8 bleats8 castle8 cleats8 eclats8 lacets8 sclate8 stable8 tables8 backs13 becks13 black13 aleck11 bakes11 balks11 beaks11 bleak11 cakes11 calks11
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Common questions about BLACKEST
- Is BLACKEST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLACKEST, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLACKEST worth?
- BLACKEST is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BLACKEST?
- No single letter can be added to BLACKEST to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BLACKEST:
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