BLOCKADES is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. BLOCKADES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
b3l1o1c3k5a1d2e1s1
PlayableBLOCKADES · 9 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BLOCKADES?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.11%
Our own measure of how useful BLOCKADES is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLOCKADES
No single letter turns BLOCKADES into another word.
How BLOCKADES scores
Scrabble b3l1o1c3k5a1d2e1s1 18
Words with Friends b4l2o1c4k5a1d2e1s1 21
Face value of the 9 tiles in BLOCKADES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLOCKADES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BLOCKADES
- All 9 letters of BLOCKADES are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BLOCKADES
blockade17 becloaks16 bedsock16 blacked16 blocked16 becloak15 cloaked14 slacked14 codable12 skoaled12 albedos10 coleads10 solaced10 backed15 bocked15 blacks14 blocks14 balked13 basked13 boaked13 calked13 casked13 cloked13 deckos13 lacked13 locked13 sacked13 socked13 alecks12 bleaks12 blokes12 cloaks12 clokes12 cabled11 daleks11 skoled11 slaked11 soaked11 cables10 cobles10
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Common questions about BLOCKADES
- Is BLOCKADES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLOCKADES, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLOCKADES worth?
- BLOCKADES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BLOCKADES?
- No single letter can be added to BLOCKADES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BLOCKADES:
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