BLEAT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BLEAT 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 BLEAT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLEAT is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLEAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bleatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLEAT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BLEAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about BLEAT
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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 BLEAT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make the characteristic wavering cry of a sheep or goat, or, of a person, to speak in a weak, complaining, or foolish way.
A lamb separated from its mother will bleat repeatedly until it is found, and the same short, wavering sound gives the word its instantly recognisable animal association. Applied to people, to bleat almost always carries a dismissive tone, suggesting complaints or excuses delivered in a whining, ineffective way rather than a forceful argument. The noun a bleat works the same way, describing either the literal cry of livestock or a person's feeble, complaining remark.
How BLEAT is used
Used literally for the cry of sheep and goats, and informally and somewhat dismissively for a person's weak or whining complaint.
- The lost lamb continued to bleat until the shepherd found it.
- Goats bleated noisily as the farmer approached with feed.
- He could only bleat excuses while his boss waited for an answer.
- A faint bleat carried across the field from the newborn kid.
- She heard him bleat about the unfairness of it all yet again.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLEAT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BLEAT
The 5 tiles of BLEAT in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with BLEAT
7 longer words begin with BLEAT.
Words ending in BLEAT
1 words end in BLEAT. Useful as a back hook: play BLEAT onto a word already on the board.
Words with BLEAT inside
3 words contain BLEAT in the middle. Words that start with BLEAT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BLEAT
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Common questions about BLEAT
- Is BLEAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLEAT, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLEAT worth?
- BLEAT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLEAT mean?
- To make the characteristic wavering cry of a sheep or goat, or, of a person, to speak in a weak, complaining, or foolish way.
- What letters can be added to BLEAT?
- BLEAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BLEAT:
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