BLESBOK is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BLESBOK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLESBOK?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLESBOK is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLESBOK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
blesboksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLESBOK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BLESBOK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,422 thousand.
What does BLESBOK mean in Scrabble?
noun
South African
A South African antelope with a reddish-brown body and a white blaze on its face.
The blesbok lives on open grassland and is closely related to the bontebok. Its Afrikaans name refers to the pale mark on the forehead.
How BLESBOK is used
Blesbok is the usual name for the animal in game reserves and in South African English.
- A herd of blesbok grazed beside the road.
- The farm raises each blesbok for its meat and horns.
- You can tell a blesbok by the white blaze on its face.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLESBOK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLESBOK
1 longer words begin with BLESBOK.
Shorter words from the letters in BLESBOK
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Common questions about BLESBOK
- Is BLESBOK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLESBOK, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLESBOK worth?
- BLESBOK is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLESBOK mean?
- A South African antelope with a reddish-brown body and a white blaze on its face.
- What letters can be added to BLESBOK?
- BLESBOK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BLESBOK:
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