Is BLANDISHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BLANDISHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BLANDISHING mean?
Blandishing is a form of BLANDISH.
- verb
praise somewhat dishonestly
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 BLANDISHING
BLANDISHING 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 BLANDISHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- banishing15
- handlings14
- blandish14
- blindings13
- disabling13
- handling13
- hildings13
- baldish13
- bashing13
- ghiblis13
- bandings12
- bindings12
- bladings12
- blinding12
- inhaling12
- nilghais12
- dashing12
- dishing12
- handing12
- hidings12
- hilding12
- shading12
- shindig12
- bhangs12
- ghibli12
- islanding11
- abiding11
- balding11
- banding11
- binding11
- blading11
- hailing11
- lashing11
- nilghai11
- shining11
- banish11
- hading11
- hiding11
- bhang11
- dialings10
- gliadins10
- landings10
- sandling10
- ablings10
- bailing10
- balings10
- biasing10
- sibling10
- ashing10
- biding10
- danish10
- halids10
- haling10
- laighs10
- sandhi10
- blahs10
- sahib10
- snailing9
- aiblins9
- dialing9
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