BLOODY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BLOODY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLOODY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLOODY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLOODY
No single letter turns BLOODY into another word.
How BLOODY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BLOODY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 665,208.
What does BLOODY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Covered with blood, or involving a great deal of bloodshed; also used in British English as a mild intensifier.
The core meaning of bloody is literal: a bloody nose, a bloody battle, a bloody sword. In Britain, Ireland, Australia and elsewhere it is also an all-purpose emphasising word, as in that is bloody brilliant, and it is regarded as rude but fairly mild. Its force differs by country and by audience, so it is wise to be careful in formal writing.
How BLOODY is used
Literal sense is neutral; the intensifier is informal and may offend some listeners.
- The boxer left the ring with a bloody lip.
- History records many a bloody siege of that castle.
- He wiped his bloody hands on a cloth.
- The film is a bloody tale of revenge.
- A bloody footprint led to the back door.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLOODY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLOODY
1 longer words begin with BLOODY.
Shorter words from the letters in BLOODY
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Common questions about BLOODY
- Is BLOODY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLOODY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLOODY worth?
- BLOODY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLOODY mean?
- Covered with blood, or involving a great deal of bloodshed; also used in British English as a mild intensifier.
- What letters can be added to BLOODY?
- No single letter can be added to BLOODY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BLOODY:
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