BLINDWORM is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BLINDWORM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLINDWORM?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLINDWORM is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLINDWORM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
blindwormsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLINDWORM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BLINDWORM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLINDWORM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BLINDWORM
- All 9 letters of BLINDWORM are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BLINDWORM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small, legless, burrowing lizard of Europe that looks like a snake; the slowworm.
The blindworm is harmless and not blind at all, having small eyes, and it can shed its tail to escape predators. Folklore once confused it with the adder.
How BLINDWORM is used
Blindworm is used in British and European nature writing alongside slowworm.
- A blindworm sunned itself on the garden path.
- The blindworm feeds mostly on slugs.
- Despite its name, the blindworm can see.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLINDWORM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLINDWORM
1 longer words begin with BLINDWORM.
Shorter words from the letters in BLINDWORM
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Common questions about BLINDWORM
- Is BLINDWORM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLINDWORM, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLINDWORM worth?
- BLINDWORM is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLINDWORM mean?
- A small, legless, burrowing lizard of Europe that looks like a snake; the slowworm.
- What letters can be added to BLINDWORM?
- BLINDWORM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BLINDWORM:
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