Is BLACKLEGGING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BLACKLEGGING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BLACKLEGGING mean?
Blacklegging is a form of BLACKLEG.
- noun
someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
- verb
take the place of work of someone on strike
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
12
Letters
B (3) + L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + L (1) + E (1) + G (2) + G (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 23 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 BLACKLEGGING
BLACKLEGGING 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 BLACKLEGGING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- blacking17
- blackleg17
- backing16
- becking16
- blacken15
- gecking15
- balkline14
- linkable14
- baglike14
- balking14
- calking14
- kegging14
- lacking14
- begalling13
- abegging13
- blagging13
- clagging13
- blankie13
- kegling13
- likable13
- baking13
- caking13
- black13
- beagling12
- cageling12
- glaceing12
- bagging12
- begging12
- cabling12
- leaking12
- linkage12
- calkin12
- cankle12
- nickel12
- nickle12
- back12
- beck12
- labeling11
- gabling11
- laking11
- blank11
- bleak11
- blink11
- clank11
- clink11
- kibla11
- geck11
- alleging10
- angelic10
- anglice10
- balling10
- bealing10
- belling10
- calling10
- celling10
- galenic10
- lagging10
- legging10
- alkine10
- baggie10
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