Is BLACKENER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BLACKENER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BLACKENER mean?
Blackener is a form of BLACKEN.
- verb
make or become black
“The smoke blackened the ceiling”
- verb
burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
“The cook blackened the chicken breast”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 17 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 BLACKENER
Single letters that turn BLACKENER into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from BLACKENER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- blacken15
- blacker15
- bracken15
- backer14
- rebeck14
- blanker13
- bleaker13
- crankle13
- black13
- balker12
- banker12
- beaker12
- berake12
- calker12
- canker12
- cankle12
- lacker12
- necker12
- rackle12
- back12
- beck12
- ackee11
- baker11
- blank11
- bleak11
- brake11
- brank11
- break11
- clank11
- cleek11
- clerk11
- crake11
- crank11
- creak11
- creek11
- kebar11
- alkene10
- cabler10
- kernel10
- lanker10
- leaker10
- rankle10
- bake10
- balk10
- bank10
- bark10
- beak10
- berk10
- cake10
- calk10
- cark10
- kbar10
- kerb10
- lack10
- neck10
- rack10
- reck10
- cleaner9
- enabler9
- reclean9
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