Is BLACKMAILED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BLACKMAILED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BLACKMAILED mean?
Blackmailed is a form of BLACKMAIL.
- noun
extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
- verb
exert pressure on someone through threats
- verb
obtain through threats
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
27
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + M (3) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 22 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 BLACKMAILED
BLACKMAILED 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 BLACKMAILED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- blackmail19
- blacklead18
- clambake18
- limbeck17
- balmlike16
- clamlike16
- lamblike16
- millcake16
- blacked16
- dieback16
- mackled16
- claimable15
- kalimba15
- makable15
- backed15
- medick15
- amicable14
- climbed14
- dicamba14
- mackle14
- mickle14
- balladic13
- caballed13
- camailed13
- medallic13
- alembic13
- alkalic13
- cambial13
- cembali13
- likable13
- balked13
- bilked13
- calked13
- lacked13
- licked13
- medaka13
- milked13
- aback13
- black13
- camellia12
- mailable12
- camelid12
- claimed12
- decimal12
- declaim12
- medical12
- akebia12
- amebic12
- becalm12
- cambia12
- kalmia12
- baked12
- biked12
- caked12
- miked12
- back12
- beck12
- mack12
- amiable11
- camelia11
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