Is BLACKENED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BLACKENED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BLACKENED mean?
- adjective
darkened by smoke
“blackened rafters”
- adjective
(of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood
“a face black with fury”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 18 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 BLACKENED
BLACKENED 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 BLACKENED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- backend16
- blacked16
- blacken15
- backed15
- becked15
- bedeck15
- blanked14
- clanked14
- lakebed14
- balked13
- banked13
- beaked13
- calked13
- debeak13
- deckel13
- deckle13
- lacked13
- necked13
- black13
- belaced12
- debacle12
- cankle12
- baked12
- caked12
- back12
- beck12
- ankled11
- cabled11
- leaked11
- ackee11
- blank11
- bleak11
- clank11
- cleek11
- deck11
- cleaned10
- enabled10
- enlaced10
- alkene10
- knead10
- kneed10
- laked10
- naked10
- bake10
- balk10
- bank10
- beak10
- cake10
- calk10
- lack10
- neck10
- beadle9
- beaned9
- blende9
- candle9
- decane9
- lanced9
- akene9
- ankle9
- cable9
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