BLOC is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BLOC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLOC?
| 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 BLOC is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLOC
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLOC scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BLOC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,635.
What does BLOC mean in Scrabble?
noun
A group of states or parties acting together.
Bloc came from French political vocabulary in the early twentieth century and kept the French spelling to stay distinct from the ordinary English word it sounds like. The distinction is still observed.
How BLOC is used
Countable. Not spelled block in this sense.
- A bloc of six states voting as one.
- The word bloc keeps its French spelling on purpose.
- Two blocs formed and neither could win alone.
- Voting as a bloc is not the same as agreeing.
- Bloc stays distinct from the ordinary English word.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLOC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLOC
Showing 24 of 52 words that begin with BLOC.
Words ending in BLOC
1 words end in BLOC. Useful as a back hook: play BLOC onto a word already on the board.
Words with BLOC inside
Showing 24 of 33 words that contain BLOC somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BLOC are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BLOC
Common questions about BLOC
- Is BLOC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLOC, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLOC worth?
- BLOC is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLOC mean?
- A group of states or parties acting together.
- What letters can be added to BLOC?
- BLOC takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BLOC:
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