BLINS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. BLINS 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 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BLINS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLINS is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLINS
Front hooks — 1
ablinsBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How BLINS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BLINS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does BLINS mean in Scrabble?
BLINS is the present-tense form of BLIN used with he, she and it.
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.
Words ending in BLINS
5 words end in BLINS. Useful as a back hook: play BLINS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in BLINS
Common questions about BLINS
- Is BLINS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BLINS is not in it.
- How many points is BLINS worth?
- BLINS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BLINS?
- BLINS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BLINS:
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