BLANKS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BLANKS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableBLANKS · 6 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 689,845odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept BLANKS?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.33%
Our own measure of how useful BLANKS is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLANKS
No single letter turns BLANKS into another word.
How BLANKS scores
Scrabble b3l1a1n1k5s1 12
Words with Friends b4l2a1n2k5s1 15
Face value of the 6 tiles in BLANKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What stands out about BLANKS
- BLANKS 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
Shorter words from the letters in BLANKS
balks11 banks11 blank11 nabks11 lanks9 slank9 balk10 bank10 bask10 kabs10 nabk10 kans8 lank8 sank8 albs6 bals6 bans6 labs6 nabs6 slab6 snab6 kab9 aks7 ask7 kas7 ska7 abs5 alb5 bal5 ban5 bas5 lab5 nab5 sab5 als3 ans3 las3 nas3 sal3 san3
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Common questions about BLANKS
- Is BLANKS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLANKS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLANKS worth?
- BLANKS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BLANKS?
- No single letter can be added to BLANKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BLANKS:
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