BLASH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. BLASH is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BLASH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLASH is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLASH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
blashyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How BLASH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BLASH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does BLASH mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsdialect
A sudden splash of watery liquid, or a weak, watery drink.
A blash of rain is a short heavy shower rather than a steady one, and the same word turned sourly on drink: tea or beer with too much water in it is called a blash. Both uses share the idea of liquid gone thin and sudden rather than measured.
How BLASH is used
Chiefly Scots and northern English; used of weather and of poor drink.
- A blash of rain sent them running for the porch.
- He complained that the tea was nothing but blash.
- The window took a blash of spray from the passing lorry.
- She poured out a blash of weak coffee and apologised for it.
- Another blash hit the tent before they got the flaps down.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLASH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BLASH
The 5 tiles of BLASH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BLASH
6 longer words begin with BLASH.
Shorter words from the letters in BLASH
Common questions about BLASH
- Is BLASH valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BLASH is not in it.
- How many points is BLASH worth?
- BLASH is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLASH mean?
- A sudden splash of watery liquid, or a weak, watery drink.
- What letters can be added to BLASH?
- BLASH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BLASH:
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