BLOOM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BLOOM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLOOM?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLOOM is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLOOM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLOOM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BLOOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 168,053.
What does BLOOM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A flower, especially one grown or admired for its beauty, or the state of being in flower; also, the fresh, healthy glow or peak condition of something, as in the bloom of youth.
A rose grower judges a plant by the size and color of each bloom, using the word for the individual flower rather than for the whole shrub that bears it. English extends bloom naturally from flowers to people and moments, so a young athlete at the height of fitness is said to be in full bloom, and a face can carry the same soft glow the word originally described in petals. Gardeners also track how long a plant stays in bloom, distinguishing the flowering period itself from the single bloom that opens and eventually fades. A faint, dusty bloom on the skin of a fresh plum or grape borrows the same word again, describing the delicate powdery coating rather than a flower at all.
How BLOOM is used
Common in everyday and literary writing, used for an individual flower, the state of flowering, and figuratively for youthful freshness or peak condition.
- The garden was full of roses in bloom by late June.
- Each bloom on the orchid lasted almost three weeks.
- She still carried the bloom of youth in her early thirties.
- A light bloom covered the skin of the ripe plums.
- Photographers waited for the cherry trees to reach full bloom.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLOOM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLOOM
12 longer words begin with BLOOM.
Words ending in BLOOM
5 words end in BLOOM. Useful as a back hook: play BLOOM onto a word already on the board.
Words with BLOOM inside
13 words contain BLOOM in the middle. Words that start with BLOOM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BLOOM
Common questions about BLOOM
- Is BLOOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLOOM, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLOOM worth?
- BLOOM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLOOM mean?
- A flower, especially one grown or admired for its beauty, or the state of being in flower; also, the fresh, healthy glow or peak condition of something, as in the bloom of youth.
- What letters can be added to BLOOM?
- BLOOM takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BLOOM:
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