Is BLANDISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BLANDISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BLANDISH mean?
- verb
praise somewhat dishonestly
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 14 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 BLANDISH
BLANDISH 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 BLANDISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- baldish13
- banish11
- danish10
- halids10
- sandhi10
- blahs10
- sahib10
- blinds9
- dahls9
- dashi9
- dhals9
- halid9
- hands9
- hinds9
- bash9
- bish9
- blah9
- ablins8
- blains8
- balds8
- bands8
- binds8
- bland8
- blind8
- hails8
- dahl8
- dahs8
- dash8
- dhal8
- dish8
- hand8
- hind8
- shad8
- sidh8
- bah8
- island7
- bails7
- basil7
- basin7
- binal7
- blain7
- nabis7
- sabin7
- ahis7
- bads7
- bald7
- band7
- bids7
- bind7
- dabs7
- dibs7
- hail7
- hila7
- hins7
- hisn7
- lahs7
- lash7
- shin7
- sinh7
- dah7
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