Is BLACKMAILING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BLACKMAILING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BLACKMAILING mean?
Blackmailing 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
23
Scrabble
30
Words With Friends
12
Letters
B (3) + L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + M (3) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 23 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 BLACKMAILING
BLACKMAILING 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 BLACKMAILING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- blackmail19
- blacking17
- mackling17
- backing16
- climbing15
- kalimba15
- lambkin15
- niblick15
- caballing14
- balking14
- bilking14
- calking14
- lacking14
- licking14
- milking14
- claiming13
- magician13
- alkalic13
- cambial13
- minicab13
- baking13
- biking13
- caking13
- making13
- miking13
- aback13
- black13
- animalic12
- ambling12
- blaming12
- cabling12
- calming12
- killing12
- lambing12
- limbing12
- magical12
- mailbag12
- cabman12
- calkin12
- cambia12
- iambic12
- kalmia12
- limbic12
- malkin12
- back12
- mack12
- gallican11
- imaginal11
- albinic11
- alkalin11
- bacilli11
- minilab11
- agamic11
- bagman11
- gambia11
- gimbal11
- laking11
- liking11
- macing11
- alack11
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