BLAD is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. BLAD is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BLAD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLAD is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLAD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLAD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BLAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does BLAD mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scots
To strike or disfigure something; a Scots verb.
Blad describes a rough, damaging blow, whether to a person, an object, or even a piece of writing left messy and spoiled. It shares the same root as the related word blaud, both used in Scots for careless or violent handling.
How BLAD is used
A Scots dialect verb, not part of standard English.
- The storm seemed to blad every tree along the shore.
- Careless handling can blad the pages of an old book.
- He warned the boys not to blad the fresh paintwork.
- The hail seemed to blad the crop before it could be harvested.
- Years of weather seemed to blad the old signpost badly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BLAD
The 4 tiles of BLAD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BLAD
Showing 24 of 32 words that begin with BLAD.
Words with BLAD inside
24 words contain BLAD in the middle. Words that start with BLAD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BLAD
Common questions about BLAD
- Is BLAD valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BLAD is not in it.
- How many points is BLAD worth?
- BLAD is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLAD mean?
- To strike or disfigure something; a Scots verb.
- What letters can be added to BLAD?
- BLAD takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BLAD:
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