BLARE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BLARE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLARE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLARE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLARE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLARE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BLARE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about BLARE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BLARE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make a loud, harsh sound, or to cause something such as a horn, radio, or alarm to sound loudly and unpleasantly.
Blare almost always describes sound that is not only loud but grating or unwelcome, so a trumpet can blare a triumphant fanfare while a car alarm blares in a way that simply annoys the neighbours. The word works equally well as a verb describing the action of sounding loudly and as a noun for the loud sound itself, unlike quieter near-synonyms such as hum or murmur. Its abrupt, harsh vowel sound arguably echoes the very kind of noise the word describes, which is part of why writers reach for it so often in scenes of noise and confusion.
How BLARE is used
Common in everyday description of loud, unwelcome sound, from traffic and alarms to music turned up too high.
- Car horns blared in the traffic jam outside.
- The radio blares from an open window every morning.
- Sirens blared as the fire engines raced through the intersection.
- A trumpet blared to announce the start of the parade.
- Try not to let the television blare while the baby is sleeping.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLARE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BLARE
The 5 tiles of BLARE in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with BLARE
2 longer words begin with BLARE.
Shorter words from the letters in BLARE
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Common questions about BLARE
- Is BLARE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLARE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLARE worth?
- BLARE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLARE mean?
- To make a loud, harsh sound, or to cause something such as a horn, radio, or alarm to sound loudly and unpleasantly.
- What letters can be added to BLARE?
- BLARE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BLARE:
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