Is BLADES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BLADES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BLADES mean?
Blades is a form of BLADE.
- noun
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
- noun
a dashing young man
“gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures”
- noun
something long and thin resembling a blade of grass
“a blade of lint on his suit”
- noun
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 6
B (3) + L (1) + A (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 9 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 BLADES
BLADES 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 BLADES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- abled8
- balds8
- baled8
- based8
- beads8
- blade8
- sabed8
- ables7
- bales7
- beals7
- blase7
- sable7
- abed7
- bade7
- bads7
- bald7
- bead7
- beds7
- bled7
- dabs7
- debs7
- dales6
- deals6
- lades6
- lased6
- leads6
- able6
- albs6
- baes6
- bale6
- bals6
- base6
- beal6
- bels6
- blae6
- labs6
- sabe6
- slab6
- bad6
- bed6
- dab6
- deb6
- dale5
- dals5
- deal5
- dels5
- elds5
- lade5
- lads5
- lead5
- sade5
- sled5
- abs5
- alb5
- bae5
- bal5
- bas5
- bel5
- bes5
- lab5
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