BLANCH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BLANCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLANCH?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful BLANCH is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLANCH
No single letter turns BLANCH into another word.
How BLANCH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BLANCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What stands out about BLANCH
- BLANCH gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BLANCH mean in Scrabble?
verb
To turn pale from shock or fear, or to plunge food briefly into boiling water and then into cold water.
Two quite separate uses share this word. In everyday speech a person blanches when the color drains from the face on hearing alarming news. In the kitchen, blanch describes a quick dip in boiling water that loosens the skins of almonds and tomatoes, sets the bright color of green vegetables and prepares them for freezing. The old French root means white, which links both senses.
How BLANCH is used
Common in written English for sudden fear, and in recipes for the quick boiling step.
- He began to blanch when he saw the size of the bill.
- Blanch the green beans for two minutes before freezing them.
- Cooks blanch almonds to slip the brown skins off easily.
- She did not blanch at the thought of speaking before a crowd.
- Blanch the tomatoes, then peel them and chop the flesh.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLANCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLANCH
7 longer words begin with BLANCH.
Shorter words from the letters in BLANCH
Common questions about BLANCH
- Is BLANCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLANCH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLANCH worth?
- BLANCH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLANCH mean?
- To turn pale from shock or fear, or to plunge food briefly into boiling water and then into cold water.
- What letters can be added to BLANCH?
- No single letter can be added to BLANCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BLANCH:
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