BLINNING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. BLINNING 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BLINNING?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLINNING is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLINNING
No single letter turns BLINNING into another word.
How BLINNING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BLINNING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLINNING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BLINNING mean in Scrabble?
BLINNING is the -ing form (present participle) of BLIN.
BLIN(verb) — To give up or come to a halt, in the archaic verb Spenser and other early poets used before cease and stop took over.
Shorter words from the letters in BLINNING
Common questions about BLINNING
- Is BLINNING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BLINNING is not in it.
- How many points is BLINNING worth?
- BLINNING is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BLINNING?
- No single letter can be added to BLINNING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BLINNING:
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