BLITZ is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BLITZ is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLITZ?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLITZ is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLITZ
No single letter turns BLITZ into another word.
How BLITZ scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BLITZ, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does BLITZ mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sudden, intense attack or effort, especially a rapid military assault or a bout of concentrated work.
A blitz gets its force from speed and concentration rather than size: an army launches a blitz to overwhelm defenders before they can react. In everyday use people speak of a cleaning blitz or an advertising blitz for a short spell of unusually hard, focused effort.
How BLITZ is used
Common in both military history and casual talk about intense effort.
- The city endured months of bombing during the blitz.
- The team organised a weekend blitz to finish the project on time.
- Police carried out a blitz on speeding drivers along the motorway.
- She launched a cleaning blitz before her guests arrived.
- The sudden blitz caught the defenders completely off guard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLITZ and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLITZ
7 longer words begin with BLITZ.
Shorter words from the letters in BLITZ
Common questions about BLITZ
- Is BLITZ valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLITZ, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLITZ worth?
- BLITZ is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLITZ mean?
- A sudden, intense attack or effort, especially a rapid military assault or a bout of concentrated work.
- What letters can be added to BLITZ?
- No single letter can be added to BLITZ to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BLITZ:
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