BLUDGEON is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BLUDGEON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLUDGEON?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLUDGEON is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLUDGEON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bludgeonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLUDGEON scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BLUDGEON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLUDGEON has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BLUDGEON
- All 8 letters of BLUDGEON are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BLUDGEON mean in Scrabble?
verb
To hit someone repeatedly with a heavy stick or similar object, or to force them into something.
To bludgeon someone is to beat them with a heavy object, but the verb is very often figurative. A person can bludgeon an opponent with endless arguments or bludgeon a committee into agreement by sheer insistence.
How BLUDGEON is used
Bludgeon is also a noun for the short heavy club used as a weapon.
- The attacker tried to bludgeon the guard with an iron bar.
- They bludgeon voters with the same slogan every day.
- He tried to bludgeon his way through the crowd.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLUDGEON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLUDGEON
5 longer words begin with BLUDGEON.
Shorter words from the letters in BLUDGEON
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Common questions about BLUDGEON
- Is BLUDGEON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLUDGEON, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLUDGEON worth?
- BLUDGEON is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLUDGEON mean?
- To hit someone repeatedly with a heavy stick or similar object, or to force them into something.
- What letters can be added to BLUDGEON?
- BLUDGEON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BLUDGEON:
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