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.
b3l1a1n1c3h4e1d2
PlayableBLANCHED · 8 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
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
40WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.13%
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
Scrabble b3l1a1n1c3h4e1d2 16
Words with Friends b4l2a1n2c4h3e1d2 19
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
Shorter words from the letters in BLANCHED
lanched13 bached14 blanch13 bleach13 blench13 blahed12 cabled11 labneh11 handle10 candle9 lanced9 beach12 belch12 bench12 blech12 ached11 bandh11 dench11 belah10 caneh10 chela10 hable10 hance10 lanch10 leach10 nache10 bacne9 cable9 haled9 heald9 abled8 acned8 baled8 baned8 blade8 bland8 blend8 caned8 clade8 dance8
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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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