BLEST is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BLEST 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 BLEST?
| 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 BLEST is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLEST
Front hooks — 1
ablestBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How BLEST scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BLEST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What stands out about BLEST
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 BLEST mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaicliterary
An older past tense and past participle of bless, now used mainly as an adjective meaning blessed, favored, or fortunate.
Blest and blessed once served as the same past tense of bless, but modern English kept blessed for ordinary use while blest survived chiefly in hymns, poetry, and phrases with a deliberately elevated or old-fashioned tone, such as the abode of the blest. Using blest today signals a formal or reverent register rather than casual speech, much as thee and thou mark older religious language. Many readers still recognize the word from older Bibles, carols, and classic English poetry.
How BLEST is used
Archaic and literary; found chiefly in hymns, poetry, and older religious writing rather than everyday speech.
- The old carol speaks of a night forever blest.
- She was thrice blest with health, family, and peace of mind.
- The poem imagines the souls of the blest resting in eternal light.
- His memory of that summer remained forever blest in his mind.
- The hymn calls the departed happy and blest in heaven.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLEST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BLEST
The 5 tiles of BLEST in a different order — 2 found.
Words ending in BLEST
13 words end in BLEST. Useful as a back hook: play BLEST onto a word already on the board.
Words with BLEST inside
4 words contain BLEST in the middle. Words that start with BLEST are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BLEST
Common questions about BLEST
- Is BLEST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLEST, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLEST worth?
- BLEST is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLEST mean?
- An older past tense and past participle of bless, now used mainly as an adjective meaning blessed, favored, or fortunate.
- What letters can be added to BLEST?
- BLEST takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BLEST:
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