LIFEBLOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. LIFEBLOOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIFEBLOOD?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIFEBLOOD is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIFEBLOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lifebloodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIFEBLOOD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LIFEBLOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LIFEBLOOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LIFEBLOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
The blood needed for life, or the essential force that gives something its strength.
Used literally, lifeblood is the blood that keeps a body alive. Figuratively it names whatever a business, town or tradition cannot survive without, such as money or customers.
How LIFEBLOOD is used
Usually figurative, in phrases about the lifeblood of an economy, community or organisation.
- Small shops are the lifeblood of the high street.
- Tourism is the lifeblood of the island economy.
- Volunteers are the lifeblood of the charity.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIFEBLOOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LIFEBLOOD
1 longer words begin with LIFEBLOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in LIFEBLOOD
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Common questions about LIFEBLOOD
- Is LIFEBLOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIFEBLOOD, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIFEBLOOD worth?
- LIFEBLOOD is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIFEBLOOD mean?
- The blood needed for life, or the essential force that gives something its strength.
- What letters can be added to LIFEBLOOD?
- LIFEBLOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LIFEBLOOD:
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