BLACKLAND is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. BLACKLAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLACKLAND?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLACKLAND is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLACKLAND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
blacklandsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLACKLAND scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BLACKLAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLACKLAND has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BLACKLAND mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A heavy, sticky, dark clay soil, found especially in parts of Texas.
Blackland soil is rich and prized for cotton and grain, though it swells when wet and cracks when dry. Farmers in the American South use the word for the land itself as well as for the type of soil.
How BLACKLAND is used
A regional term in American agriculture and geography.
- The farmers planted cotton in the rich blackland.
- Rain turns blackland into thick, sticky mud.
- The county is known for its fertile blackland prairie.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLACKLAND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLACKLAND
1 longer words begin with BLACKLAND.
Shorter words from the letters in BLACKLAND
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Common questions about BLACKLAND
- Is BLACKLAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLACKLAND, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLACKLAND worth?
- BLACKLAND is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLACKLAND mean?
- A heavy, sticky, dark clay soil, found especially in parts of Texas.
- What letters can be added to BLACKLAND?
- BLACKLAND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BLACKLAND:
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