BLIGHTY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BLIGHTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLIGHTY?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLIGHTY is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLIGHTY
No single letter turns BLIGHTY into another word.
How BLIGHTY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BLIGHTY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What stands out about BLIGHTY
- BLIGHTY gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BLIGHTY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishslang
A British slang name for Britain, used especially by soldiers abroad.
Blighty came home with troops from India and became popular in the First World War, when a blighty wound was one serious enough to send a soldier back to England. It carries a warm, nostalgic tone.
How BLIGHTY is used
Dated British slang, usually capitalised.
- The soldier longed to see blighty again.
- A blighty wound meant a ticket home.
- He sent postcards from blighty to his old friends abroad.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLIGHTY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BLIGHTY
Common questions about BLIGHTY
- Is BLIGHTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLIGHTY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLIGHTY worth?
- BLIGHTY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLIGHTY mean?
- A British slang name for Britain, used especially by soldiers abroad.
- What letters can be added to BLIGHTY?
- No single letter can be added to BLIGHTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BLIGHTY:
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