EMBLAZE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. EMBLAZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMBLAZE?
| 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: 69 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMBLAZE is to know. It scores 20 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMBLAZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMBLAZE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EMBLAZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684 thousand.
What stands out about EMBLAZE
- EMBLAZE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EMBLAZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To set on fire or light up brightly, or to decorate something with glittering colour.
Emblaze belongs to an older, poetic style, and it is easily mixed up with emblazon, which stresses showing a design or message prominently. A sunset can emblaze the sky, and a banner can be emblazed with gold thread.
How EMBLAZE is used
Emblaze is found mainly in literary or old-fashioned writing about fire, light or rich decoration.
- The evening sun seemed to emblaze the whole western sky.
- Torches were raised to emblaze the dark hall.
- The artist chose gold leaf to emblaze the edges of each page.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMBLAZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EMBLAZE
4 longer words begin with EMBLAZE.
Shorter words from the letters in EMBLAZE
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Common questions about EMBLAZE
- Is EMBLAZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMBLAZE, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMBLAZE worth?
- EMBLAZE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMBLAZE mean?
- To set on fire or light up brightly, or to decorate something with glittering colour.
- What letters can be added to EMBLAZE?
- EMBLAZE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EMBLAZE:
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