BLINI is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BLINI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLINI?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLINI is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLINI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
blinisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLINI scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BLINI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does BLINI mean in Scrabble?
noun
Small, thin Russian pancakes, traditionally made with buckwheat flour and yeast, often served with sour cream or caviar.
Blini are cooked in batches on a hot griddle and are noticeably thinner and smaller than a typical Western breakfast pancake, which lets them be stacked and topped rather than eaten as a single large piece. The yeast in the batter gives blini a light, slightly tangy quality that plain pancakes lack. Although the word blini is technically already plural in Russian, in English it is commonly used as both singular and plural, and a single one is sometimes called a blin or blintz in related dishes.
How BLINI is used
A borrowed food term, common on restaurant menus and in recipes for Russian and Eastern European cooking.
- The waiter brought a plate of warm blini with sour cream.
- She served the blini alongside smoked salmon and caviar.
- Making good blini takes patience while the batter rises with yeast.
- Each blini was folded around a small spoonful of jam.
- The New Year's table always included a stack of fresh blini.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLINI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLINI
1 longer words begin with BLINI.
Words with BLINI inside
2 words contain BLINI in the middle. Words that start with BLINI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BLINI
Common questions about BLINI
- Is BLINI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLINI, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLINI worth?
- BLINI is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLINI mean?
- Small, thin Russian pancakes, traditionally made with buckwheat flour and yeast, often served with sour cream or caviar.
- What letters can be added to BLINI?
- BLINI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BLINI:
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