BLAGGING is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BLAGGING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLAGGING?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLAGGING is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLAGGING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
blaggingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLAGGING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BLAGGING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 3 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLAGGING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BLAGGING mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishslang
Obtaining something, often private information, by bluff, charm or deception.
In British usage blagging also meant a violent robbery. Today the word is mostly heard for phone scams where a caller pretends to be someone else to extract data.
How BLAGGING is used
Blagging is British slang and can be used as a noun, or as the -ing form of the verb blag.
- Blagging is a common way to steal personal records.
- His blagging got the whole team free tickets.
- The report exposed the blagging of private details by investigators.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLAGGING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLAGGING
1 longer words begin with BLAGGING.
Shorter words from the letters in BLAGGING
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Common questions about BLAGGING
- Is BLAGGING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLAGGING, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLAGGING worth?
- BLAGGING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLAGGING mean?
- Obtaining something, often private information, by bluff, charm or deception.
- What letters can be added to BLAGGING?
- BLAGGING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BLAGGING:
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