BLUD is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. BLUD is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BLUD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLUD is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLUD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLUD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BLUD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,635.
What does BLUD mean in Scrabble?
noun
slang
A slang term of address between friends, especially among young British men, roughly meaning "mate".
The word blud developed as an informal variant of "blood", used to address a close friend or peer. It is heard mainly in informal spoken British English, particularly in urban youth speech.
How BLUD is used
Informal term of direct address; rarely used in writing outside casual messages.
- Alright, blud, what is going on?
- He greeted his blud with a fist bump.
- Some bluds hung around the corner shop.
- She called her best friend blud.
- Do not worry about it, blud, it is fine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLUD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLUD
19 longer words begin with BLUD.
Shorter words from the letters in BLUD
Common questions about BLUD
- Is BLUD valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BLUD is not in it.
- How many points is BLUD worth?
- BLUD is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLUD mean?
- A slang term of address between friends, especially among young British men, roughly meaning "mate".
- What letters can be added to BLUD?
- BLUD takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BLUD:
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