BLIGHT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BLIGHT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
b3l1i1g2h4t1
PlayableBLIGHT · 6 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
6letters
2hooks available
1 in 459,897odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept BLIGHT?
| 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: 35 / 100
35WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%2
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.33%
Our own measure of how useful BLIGHT is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLIGHT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLIGHT scores
Scrabble b3l1i1g2h4t1 12
Words with Friends b4l2i1g3h3t1 14
Face value of the 6 tiles in BLIGHT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What stands out about BLIGHT
- BLIGHT 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
Words starting with BLIGHT
blights13 blighty16 blighted15 blighter14 blighters15 blighties15 blighting16 blightings17 blightingly21
9 longer words begin with BLIGHT.
Shorter words from the letters in BLIGHT
bight11 light9 thig8 glib7 hilt7 lith7 blit6 gilt5 glit5 ghi7 big6 gib6 hit6 bit5 lib5 git4 lig4 tig4 lit3 til3 hi5 bi4 ib4 gi3 it2 li2 ti2
Common questions about BLIGHT
- Is BLIGHT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLIGHT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLIGHT worth?
- BLIGHT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BLIGHT?
- BLIGHT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BLIGHT:
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