Is BLANKING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BLANKING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BLANKING mean?
Blanking is a form of BLANK.
- adjective
(of a surface) not written or printed on
“blank pages”
- noun
a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
“he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet”
- noun
a blank gap or missing part
- noun
a piece of material ready to be made into something
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 BLANKING
BLANKING 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 BLANKING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- balking14
- banking14
- baking13
- ankling12
- laking11
- blank11
- blink11
- kibla11
- kiang10
- balk10
- bank10
- bilk10
- baling9
- baning9
- gank9
- gink9
- king9
- kab9
- bling8
- akin8
- ilka8
- kail8
- kain8
- kiln8
- kina8
- lank8
- link8
- lignan7
- binal7
- blain7
- bang7
- bing7
- blag7
- glib7
- ilk7
- ink7
- kin7
- algin6
- align6
- liang6
- ligan6
- linga6
- bail6
- bani6
- blin6
- bag6
- big6
- gab6
- gib6
- ka6
- ki6
- agin5
- gain5
- glia5
- lang5
- ling5
- alb5
- bal5
- ban5
- bin5
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