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
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
6
Letters
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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