BLIZZARD is a valid Scrabble word — 29 points
Yes. BLIZZARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 29 points in Scrabble and 31 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLIZZARD?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLIZZARD is to know. It scores 29 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLIZZARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLIZZARD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BLIZZARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 2 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. BLIZZARD needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about BLIZZARD
- Two Zs in one word: BLIZZARD doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- BLIZZARD scores 29 points, more than twice the average for a 8-letter word (13.3).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BLIZZARD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A severe snowstorm with strong winds that blow the snow about and reduce visibility to almost nothing.
A blizzard can close roads and trap travellers within hours. Forecasters use the word only when the wind and falling snow are both extreme. Figuratively, a blizzard of paperwork or emails means an overwhelming flood of them.
How BLIZZARD is used
Literal in weather reports and figurative for a sudden overwhelming quantity.
- The blizzard buried the village under two metres of snow.
- A blizzard of letters arrived after the announcement.
- We stayed indoors until the blizzard passed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLIZZARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLIZZARD
7 longer words begin with BLIZZARD.
Shorter words from the letters in BLIZZARD
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Common questions about BLIZZARD
- Is BLIZZARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLIZZARD, where it scores 31 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLIZZARD worth?
- BLIZZARD is worth 29 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLIZZARD mean?
- A severe snowstorm with strong winds that blow the snow about and reduce visibility to almost nothing.
- What letters can be added to BLIZZARD?
- BLIZZARD takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BLIZZARD:
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