BLACKNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BLACKNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
b3l1a1c3k5n1e1s1s1
PlayableBLACKNESS · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BLACKNESS?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.89%
Our own measure of how useful BLACKNESS is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLACKNESS
No single letter turns BLACKNESS into another word.
How BLACKNESS scores
Scrabble b3l1a1c3k5n1e1s1s1 17
Words with Friends b4l2a1c4k5n2e1s1s1 21
Face value of the 9 tiles in BLACKNESS, 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 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLACKNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BLACKNESS
1 longer words begin with BLACKNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in BLACKNESS
backless16 blackens16 slackens14 blacken15 cankles13 slacken13 blacks14 alecks12 blanks12 bleaks12 cankle12 clanks12 slacks12 snacks12 snecks12 ankles10 cables10 kanses10 skeans10 slakes10 snakes10 sneaks10 ancles8 cleans8 lances8 sables8 scales8 scenas8 slanes6 backs13 becks13 black13 aleck11 baken11 bakes11 balks11 banks11 basks11 beaks11 blank11
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Common questions about BLACKNESS
- Is BLACKNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLACKNESS, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLACKNESS worth?
- BLACKNESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BLACKNESS?
- No single letter can be added to BLACKNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BLACKNESS:
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