Is BLACKTHORN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BLACKTHORN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BLACKTHORN mean?
- noun
a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits
- noun
erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + N (1) = 21 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 BLACKTHORN
Single letters that turn BLACKTHORN into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from BLACKTHORN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- thornback20
- backlot15
- klatch15
- chalk14
- chark14
- thack14
- blanch13
- blotch13
- branch13
- broach13
- black13
- block13
- brock13
- hack13
- hock13
- chantor12
- trochal12
- batch12
- botch12
- brach12
- broch12
- thank12
- back12
- bock12
- anchor11
- archon11
- chalot11
- choral11
- lochan11
- rancho11
- blank11
- brank11
- clank11
- cloak11
- clonk11
- crank11
- croak11
- track11
- trock11
- ankh11
- bach11
- hank11
- hark11
- holk11
- honk11
- hork11
- khan11
- khat11
- kohl11
- lakh11
- althorn10
- carbon10
- cobalt10
- corban10
- abhor10
- ancho10
- broth10
- chant10
- chart10
- chola10
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