BLANCHES is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BLANCHES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLANCHES?
| 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 BLANCHES is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLANCHES
No single letter turns BLANCHES into another word.
How BLANCHES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BLANCHES, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLANCHES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BLANCHES
- All 8 letters of BLANCHES are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BLANCHES mean in Scrabble?
BLANCHES is the present-tense form of BLANCH used with he, she and it.
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 BLANCHES
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Common questions about BLANCHES
- Is BLANCHES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLANCHES, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLANCHES worth?
- BLANCHES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BLANCHES?
- No single letter can be added to BLANCHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BLANCHES:
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