BLOWOUT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BLOWOUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLOWOUT?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLOWOUT is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLOWOUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
blowoutsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLOWOUT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BLOWOUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,489 thousand.
What does BLOWOUT mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A sudden bursting of a tyre, or a lavish party or one-sided victory.
Blowout covers several quite different events: a tyre failing on the road, a gas or oil well erupting, a big celebration and a game that ends with a huge margin. A third meaning in the beauty trade is a blow-dried hairstyle.
How BLOWOUT is used
Informal noun with several senses, including a flat tyre, a lavish party and a lopsided win.
- A blowout on the motorway left us stranded for an hour.
- The team won in a blowout, scoring forty points more than their rivals.
- They threw a blowout to celebrate the new house.
- The salon offered a quick blowout before the wedding.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLOWOUT and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLOWOUT
1 longer words begin with BLOWOUT.
Shorter words from the letters in BLOWOUT
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Common questions about BLOWOUT
- Is BLOWOUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLOWOUT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLOWOUT worth?
- BLOWOUT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLOWOUT mean?
- A sudden bursting of a tyre, or a lavish party or one-sided victory.
- What letters can be added to BLOWOUT?
- BLOWOUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BLOWOUT:
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