BLEAK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BLEAK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLEAK?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLEAK is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLEAK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLEAK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BLEAK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does BLEAK mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Cold, bare and without any comfort or shelter; also used of a situation offering little hope.
Bleak describes landscapes, weather or buildings that are exposed, empty and unwelcoming, such as a bleak moor swept by wind with no trees for shelter. The same word extends easily to non-physical things, so a bleak outlook or a bleak future describes a situation that offers little reason for hope. Writers often use bleak to set a mood of desolation before anything else in a scene has been described.
How BLEAK is used
Common adjective applied both to physical settings and to hopeless or discouraging situations.
- Wind swept across the bleak, treeless hillside.
- The forecast for the industry looked increasingly bleak.
- They huddled together in the bleak winter cold.
- The abandoned factory stood bleak against the grey sky.
- Doctors gave the family a bleak assessment of his chances.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLEAK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLEAK
8 longer words begin with BLEAK.
Shorter words from the letters in BLEAK
Common questions about BLEAK
- Is BLEAK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLEAK, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLEAK worth?
- BLEAK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLEAK mean?
- Cold, bare and without any comfort or shelter; also used of a situation offering little hope.
- What letters can be added to BLEAK?
- BLEAK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BLEAK:
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