Is BLANDISHED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BLANDISHED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BLANDISHED mean?
Blandished is a form of BLANDISH.
- verb
praise somewhat dishonestly
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 17 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 BLANDISHED
BLANDISHED 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 BLANDISHED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- banished14
- blandish14
- baddish14
- baldish13
- behinds13
- hidable13
- disabled12
- sideband12
- banshie12
- daledhs12
- handled12
- laddish12
- bashed12
- behind12
- addible11
- baddies11
- bandied11
- blinded11
- disband11
- halides11
- handles11
- handsel11
- inhaled11
- banish11
- daledh11
- dashed11
- dished11
- habile11
- handed11
- hidden11
- shaded11
- siddha11
- islanded10
- landside10
- baldies10
- bandies10
- basined10
- bindles10
- disable10
- inhales10
- abided10
- baddie10
- balded10
- banded10
- bidden10
- bladed10
- danish10
- delish10
- endash10
- hailed10
- halide10
- halids10
- handle10
- lashed10
- sandhi10
- shaled10
- shield10
- shined10
- blahs10
- haded10
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