BLING is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BLING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLING?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful BLING is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLING
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLING scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BLING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does BLING mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalslang
Expensive, flashy jewelry or accessories worn to show off wealth or status.
Bling usually means large, glittering jewelry such as chains, rings, or watches, worn in a deliberately eye-catching way rather than for subtle elegance. The word grew out of hip-hop culture and slang before spreading into everyday informal English to describe anything showy and expensive. It can also be used loosely as an adjective, as in a bling outfit or a bling car, describing anything flashy and status-conscious rather than just jewelry itself.
How BLING is used
Informal slang, often used with a note of humor or mild disapproval about excessive display.
- The rapper was famous for wearing gold chains and other bling.
- She joked that her new watch was pure bling.
- His car was covered in so much chrome it looked like bling on wheels.
- The store sold cheap costume jewelry marketed as bling.
- He toned down the bling for the job interview.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLING and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLING
10 longer words begin with BLING.
Words ending in BLING
Showing 24 of 124 words that end in BLING. Useful as a back hook: play BLING onto a word already on the board.
Words with BLING inside
Showing 24 of 77 words that contain BLING somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BLING are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BLING
Common questions about BLING
- Is BLING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLING, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLING worth?
- BLING is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLING mean?
- Expensive, flashy jewelry or accessories worn to show off wealth or status.
- What letters can be added to BLING?
- BLING takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BLING:
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