BLADE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BLADE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLADE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLADE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLADE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLADE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BLADE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about BLADE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BLADE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The flat cutting part of a knife, sword, or tool, or a similarly thin, flat part such as a blade of grass or a propeller blade.
A blade is the sharpened edge that actually slices through material, whether it sits inside a kitchen paring instrument, a razor, or a ceremonial sabre. Skaters strap blades to their boots to glide across ice, rowers pull water with the wide blade of an oar, and anatomists even call the shoulder bone a blade because of its flattened shape. Because that sharpened edge or flattened surface wears down fastest, it is often sharpened, oiled, or swapped out on its own, separate from the handle or frame around it.
How BLADE is used
Used both for the cutting edge of weapons and tools and, more loosely, for any thin, elongated flat part.
- He sharpened the blade of his pocketknife.
- A single blade of grass poked through the crack in the pavement.
- The fan blade wobbled as it spun.
- The swordsmith polished the blade until it gleamed.
- Wind turned the propeller blade slowly in the breeze.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLADE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BLADE
The 5 tiles of BLADE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BLADE
8 longer words begin with BLADE.
Words ending in BLADE
6 words end in BLADE. Useful as a back hook: play BLADE onto a word already on the board.
Words with BLADE inside
12 words contain BLADE in the middle. Words that start with BLADE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BLADE
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Common questions about BLADE
- Is BLADE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLADE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLADE worth?
- BLADE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLADE mean?
- The flat cutting part of a knife, sword, or tool, or a similarly thin, flat part such as a blade of grass or a propeller blade.
- What letters can be added to BLADE?
- BLADE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BLADE:
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