Is BLACKBODY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BLACKBODY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BLACKBODY mean?
- noun
a hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it
“a black body maintained at a constant temperature is a full radiator at that temperature because the radiation reaching and leaving it must be in equilibrium”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + B (3) + O (1) + D (2) + Y (4) = 23 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BLACKBODY
BLACKBODY has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BLACKBODY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- blackboy21
- blocky17
- balky14
- cabby14
- cobby14
- alkyd13
- black13
- block13
- dobby13
- kabob13
- caky13
- coky13
- yack13
- yock13
- colby12
- lobby12
- back12
- bock12
- badly11
- baldy11
- cabob11
- cloak11
- coady11
- yclad11
- alky11
- baby11
- dock11
- kayo11
- laky11
- oaky11
- okay11
- yolk11
- boyla10
- coaly10
- balk10
- body10
- calk10
- cobb10
- doby10
- lack10
- lock10
- kay10
- yak10
- yok10
- ably9
- acyl9
- clay9
- cloy9
- coly9
- lacy9
- ack9
- kab9
- kob9
- acold8
- dobla8
- blab8
- blob8
- bloc8
- kola8
- lady8
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