Is Blacks a Scrabble Word? Yes

Blacks is a valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. The word is made up of six letters, with the letter "k" being the highest scoring tile at 5 points. The "B" and "C" tiles are also worth 3 points each, while the "L", "A", and "S" tiles are only worth 1 point each. Despite some controversy surrounding the word due to its historical and cultural connotations, it is still considered a valid word in the game of Scrabble.


Definition for the word Blacks.

  • make or become black (verb)
    "The smoke blackened the ceiling"
  • popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928) (noun)
  • (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame (adjective)
    "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"
  • the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) (noun)
  • extremely dark (adjective)
    "a black moonless night"
  • British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799) (noun)
  • stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable (adjective)
    "black deeds"
  • (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood (adjective)
    "a face black with fury"
  • soiled with dirt or soot (adjective)
    "with feet black from playing outdoors"
  • distributed or sold illicitly (adjective)
    "the black economy pays no taxes"
  • total absence of light (noun)
    "in the black of night"
  • offering little or no hope (adjective)
    "the future looked black"
  • (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin (adjective)
  • a person with African ancestry, (noun)
  • harshly ironic or sinister (adjective)
    "black humor"
  • being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light (adjective)
    "black leather jackets"
  • black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning) (noun)
    "the widow wore black"
  • (board games) the darker pieces (noun)
  • marked by anger or resentment or hostility (adjective)
    "black looks"
  • (of coffee) without cream or sugar (adjective)
  • (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading (adjective)
    "black propaganda"
  • of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin (adjective)
    "a great people--a black people--...injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization"

Is Blacks a Valid Scrabble Word?

Yes Blacks is a valid Scrabble word.


Scrabble Point Value of Blacks: 14 Points
Words with Friends Point Value of Blacks: 17 Points


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