BLOODSUCKER is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. BLOODSUCKER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLOODSUCKER?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLOODSUCKER is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLOODSUCKER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bloodsuckersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLOODSUCKER scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BLOODSUCKER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLOODSUCKER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BLOODSUCKER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A creature that feeds by drawing blood from other animals, such as a leech or a mosquito.
In everyday speech a bloodsucker is as often a person as an animal, because the word is a favourite insult for anyone who drains others of money. Biology texts keep it literal and prefer more exact names for each species.
How BLOODSUCKER is used
Used literally for leeches, ticks and similar pests, and figuratively for a person who exploits others.
- The pond was full of leeches, and the boy shuddered at every bloodsucker he saw.
- She called the landlord a bloodsucker for doubling the rent.
- A mosquito is a small bloodsucker, yet it spreads serious disease.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLOODSUCKER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLOODSUCKER
1 longer words begin with BLOODSUCKER.
Shorter words from the letters in BLOODSUCKER
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Common questions about BLOODSUCKER
- Is BLOODSUCKER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLOODSUCKER, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLOODSUCKER worth?
- BLOODSUCKER is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLOODSUCKER mean?
- A creature that feeds by drawing blood from other animals, such as a leech or a mosquito.
- What letters can be added to BLOODSUCKER?
- BLOODSUCKER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BLOODSUCKER:
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