BLENNY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BLENNY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLENNY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLENNY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLENNY
No single letter turns BLENNY into another word.
How BLENNY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BLENNY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 413,907.
What stands out about BLENNY
- BLENNY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BLENNY mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small, slender sea fish with a blunt head and scaleless, slimy skin, living among rocks near the shore.
Blennies are common in rock pools, where they hide in crevices and dart out to feed on small creatures and algae. The name comes from a Greek word for slime, which refers to the mucus covering their skin. A blenny can stay out of water for a short while at low tide, and some kinds guard a hole in the rocks as their territory.
How BLENNY is used
A fish name, used in marine biology and seashore guides.
- A blenny peered out from under a stone in the rock pool.
- The children found a small blenny stranded by the tide.
- Each blenny defended its hole against rivals.
- The aquarium kept a blenny among the weed at the bottom of the tank.
- You may spot a blenny at low water if you look carefully.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLENNY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BLENNY
Common questions about BLENNY
- Is BLENNY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLENNY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLENNY worth?
- BLENNY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLENNY mean?
- A small, slender sea fish with a blunt head and scaleless, slimy skin, living among rocks near the shore.
- What letters can be added to BLENNY?
- No single letter can be added to BLENNY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BLENNY:
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