EYEBLACK is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. EYEBLACK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EYEBLACK?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EYEBLACK is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EYEBLACK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
eyeblacksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EYEBLACK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EYEBLACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EYEBLACK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EYEBLACK mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A dark grease or pigment smeared under the eyes, especially by athletes, to cut down glare.
Baseball and football players dab eyeblack on their cheekbones to reduce bright reflections from sun and stadium lights. Some fans copy the look as team decoration. In older cosmetic use the same word could mean a dark eye makeup such as mascara.
How EYEBLACK is used
Eyeblack is common in American sports talk and fan culture.
- The batter smudged eyeblack under each eye before the game.
- Fans wore team-coloured eyeblack to the stadium.
- A stripe of eyeblack kept the sun out of his eyes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EYEBLACK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EYEBLACK
1 longer words begin with EYEBLACK.
Shorter words from the letters in EYEBLACK
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Common questions about EYEBLACK
- Is EYEBLACK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EYEBLACK, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EYEBLACK worth?
- EYEBLACK is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EYEBLACK mean?
- A dark grease or pigment smeared under the eyes, especially by athletes, to cut down glare.
- What letters can be added to EYEBLACK?
- EYEBLACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EYEBLACK:
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