BLELLUM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BLELLUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLELLUM?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLELLUM is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLELLUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
blellumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLELLUM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BLELLUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,843 thousand.
What does BLELLUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsobsolete
An idle, tiresome talker who chatters without saying anything useful.
Blellum belongs to older Scots speech and was best known from a line of Robert Burns. It paints a picture of someone with a lot of noise and little sense.
How BLELLUM is used
The word blellum is now very rare and turns up mainly in Scots verse and in word lists.
- The old farmer dismissed him as a blellum who never finished a job.
- Nobody listened to the blellum at the end of the bar.
- Burns used the word blellum for a babbling fellow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLELLUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLELLUM
1 longer words begin with BLELLUM.
Shorter words from the letters in BLELLUM
Common questions about BLELLUM
- Is BLELLUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLELLUM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLELLUM worth?
- BLELLUM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLELLUM mean?
- An idle, tiresome talker who chatters without saying anything useful.
- What letters can be added to BLELLUM?
- BLELLUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BLELLUM:
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