BLACKTHORN is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. BLACKTHORN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLACKTHORN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLACKTHORN is to know. It scores 21 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLACKTHORN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
blackthornsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLACKTHORN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BLACKTHORN, 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 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLACKTHORN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BLACKTHORN
- All 10 letters of BLACKTHORN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BLACKTHORN mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A thorny European shrub with white spring blossom and small, bitter blue-black fruits called sloes.
Hedgerows are full of it, and its flowers appear before the leaves, often in a cold spell known as the blackthorn winter. The tough wood has also been used for walking sticks and clubs.
How BLACKTHORN is used
Used in botany, country writing and folklore.
- The blackthorn was already in flower along the lane.
- He cut himself a stick from the blackthorn hedge.
- Sloe gin is made from the fruit of the blackthorn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLACKTHORN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLACKTHORN
1 longer words begin with BLACKTHORN.
Shorter words from the letters in BLACKTHORN
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Common questions about BLACKTHORN
- Is BLACKTHORN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLACKTHORN, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLACKTHORN worth?
- BLACKTHORN is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLACKTHORN mean?
- A thorny European shrub with white spring blossom and small, bitter blue-black fruits called sloes.
- What letters can be added to BLACKTHORN?
- BLACKTHORN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BLACKTHORN:
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