Scrabble Word Finder

BLEACHING is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points

Yes. BLEACHING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.

b3l1e1a1c3h4i1n1g2
PlayableBLEACHING · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept BLEACHING?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 33 / 100

33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.89
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.44%

Our own measure of how useful BLEACHING is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BLEACHING

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

bleachings18

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BLEACHING scores

Scrabble b3l1e1a1c3h4i1n1g2 17
Words with Friends b4l2e1a1c4h3i1n2g3 21

Face value of the 9 tiles in BLEACHING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
b12
l14
e112
a19
c12
h12
i19
n16
g13

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLEACHING has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about BLEACHING

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with BLEACHING

bleachings18

1 longer words begin with BLEACHING.

Shorter words from the letters in BLEACHING

beaching16 belching16 leaching14 belacing13 baching15 blahing13 leching13 cabling12 healing11 angelic10 anglice10 bealing10 galenic10 blanch13 bleach13 blench13 abeigh12 aching12 change12 eching12 chaine11 habile11 heliac11 labneh11 lichen11 haeing10 haling10 heling10 abling9 baling9 bangle9 bingle9 cangle9 glance9 incage9 inhale9 lacing9 ancile8 inlace8 ealing7

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Common questions about BLEACHING

Is BLEACHING valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLEACHING, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is BLEACHING worth?
BLEACHING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BLEACHING?
BLEACHING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BLEACHING:

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