BLANCHED is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BLANCHED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLANCHED?
| 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 BLANCHED is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLANCHED
No single letter turns BLANCHED into another word.
How BLANCHED scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BLANCHED, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLANCHED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BLANCHED
- All 8 letters of BLANCHED are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BLANCHED mean in Scrabble?
BLANCHED is the past tense or past participle of BLANCH.
BLANCH(verb) — To turn pale from shock or fear, or to plunge food briefly into boiling water and then into cold water.
Shorter words from the letters in BLANCHED
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Common questions about BLANCHED
- Is BLANCHED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLANCHED, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLANCHED worth?
- BLANCHED is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BLANCHED?
- No single letter can be added to BLANCHED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BLANCHED:
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