BLITHE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BLITHE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLITHE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLITHE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLITHE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
blitherChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How BLITHE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BLITHE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does BLITHE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Cheerful and carefree, or showing a casual lack of concern that others may think thoughtless.
Blithe began as an English word for kind and joyful, and in poetry it still means merry, as in a blithe spirit. In current speech it more often has a critical edge: a blithe disregard for the rules suggests someone who ought to worry and does not. The related adverb blithely carries the same two shades.
How BLITHE is used
Literary when it means happy; critical in phrases like blithe indifference.
- She gave a blithe wave and walked into the rain.
- The poem is about a blithe bird singing at dawn.
- He showed a blithe disregard for the deadline.
- Her blithe answer made the whole room laugh.
- A blithe promise is easy to make and hard to keep.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLITHE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BLITHE
The 6 tiles of BLITHE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BLITHE
13 longer words begin with BLITHE.
Shorter words from the letters in BLITHE
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Common questions about BLITHE
- Is BLITHE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLITHE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLITHE worth?
- BLITHE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLITHE mean?
- Cheerful and carefree, or showing a casual lack of concern that others may think thoughtless.
- What letters can be added to BLITHE?
- BLITHE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BLITHE:
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