BLINGY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. BLINGY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
b3l1i1n1g2y4
Depends on the listBLINGY · 6 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 459,897odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept BLINGY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.33%
Our own measure of how useful BLINGY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLINGY
No single letter turns BLINGY into another word.
How BLINGY scores
Scrabble b3l1i1n1g2y4 12
Words with Friends b4l2i1n2g3y3 15
Face value of the 6 tiles in BLINGY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What stands out about BLINGY
- BLINGY 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
Shorter words from the letters in BLINGY
bigly11 bilgy11 bingy11 bliny10 lingy9 lying9 bling8 inby9 bing7 glib7 inly7 liny7 blin6 ling5 big6 gib6 yin6 bin5 lib5 nib5 gin4 ing4 lig4 lin3 nil3 by7 ny5 yi5 bi4 ib4 gi3 in2 li2
Common questions about BLINGY
- Is BLINGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLINGY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLINGY worth?
- BLINGY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BLINGY?
- No single letter can be added to BLINGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BLINGY:
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