BLEARY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BLEARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLEARY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLEARY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLEARY
No single letter turns BLEARY into another word.
How BLEARY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BLEARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What stands out about BLEARY
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 BLEARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Dull and unfocused, as eyes are after sleep, tears or tiredness, or hazy in outline.
The usual picture is of someone who has just woken up or stayed up too late: bleary eyes, a bleary look, a bleary morning after a short night. The word can also describe a blurred view, such as a bleary street seen through rain on a window. It is related to the old adjective blear, meaning dim, and the extra ending makes it feel more everyday and a little comic.
How BLEARY is used
Everyday English; most often paired with eyes.
- He stumbled into the kitchen with bleary eyes and tangled hair.
- The bleary light of dawn filled the room.
- After the night shift she felt bleary and slow.
- A bleary crowd waited for the first train.
- Through the rain the lights of the town were only a bleary glow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLEARY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BLEARY
The 6 tiles of BLEARY in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BLEARY
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Common questions about BLEARY
- Is BLEARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLEARY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLEARY worth?
- BLEARY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLEARY mean?
- Dull and unfocused, as eyes are after sleep, tears or tiredness, or hazy in outline.
- What letters can be added to BLEARY?
- No single letter can be added to BLEARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BLEARY:
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