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Is BLACKEST a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BLACKEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BLACKEST mean?

Blackest is a form of BLACK.

  1. adjective

    being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

    “black leather jackets”

  2. noun

    the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)

  3. adjective

    of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin

    “a great people--a black people--...injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization”

  4. adjective

    marked by anger or resentment or hostility

    “black looks”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

16

Scrabble

19

Words With Friends

8

Letters

B (3) + L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 16 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 BLACKEST

BLACKEST 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 BLACKEST

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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