BLACKISH is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. BLACKISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLACKISH?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLACKISH is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLACKISH
No single letter turns BLACKISH into another word.
How BLACKISH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BLACKISH, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLACKISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BLACKISH
- All 8 letters of BLACKISH are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BLACKISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Somewhat black, or very dark in colour.
Blackish describes a shade that is not quite true black. A painter might use it for stormy water or charred wood. The ending -ish makes the colour sound approximate.
How BLACKISH is used
Used in descriptions of colour in ordinary and literary writing.
- The soil was blackish after the rain.
- A blackish stain spread across the cloth.
- The sea looked blackish under the storm clouds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLACKISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLACKISH
1 longer words begin with BLACKISH.
Shorter words from the letters in BLACKISH
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Common questions about BLACKISH
- Is BLACKISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLACKISH, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLACKISH worth?
- BLACKISH is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLACKISH mean?
- Somewhat black, or very dark in colour.
- What letters can be added to BLACKISH?
- No single letter can be added to BLACKISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BLACKISH:
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