BLEPHARISM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. BLEPHARISM is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BLEPHARISM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLEPHARISM is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLEPHARISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
blepharismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLEPHARISM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BLEPHARISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLEPHARISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BLEPHARISM
- All 10 letters of BLEPHARISM are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with BLEPHARISM
1 longer words begin with BLEPHARISM.
Shorter words from the letters in BLEPHARISM
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Common questions about BLEPHARISM
- Is BLEPHARISM valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BLEPHARISM is not in it.
- How many points is BLEPHARISM worth?
- BLEPHARISM is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BLEPHARISM?
- BLEPHARISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BLEPHARISM:
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