Is BLARES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BLARES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BLARES mean?
Blares is a form of BLARE.
- noun
a loud harsh or strident noise
- verb
make a strident sound
“She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone”
- verb
make a loud noise
“The horns of the taxis blared”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 6
B (3) + L (1) + A (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 8 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 BLARES
BLARES 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.
Anagrams of BLARES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BLARES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- balers8
- blears8
- sabler8
- abler7
- ables7
- baler7
- bales7
- bares7
- baser7
- beals7
- bears7
- blare7
- blase7
- blear7
- braes7
- saber7
- sable7
- sabre7
- able6
- albs6
- arbs6
- baes6
- bale6
- bals6
- bare6
- bars6
- base6
- beal6
- bear6
- bels6
- blae6
- brae6
- bras6
- labs6
- rebs6
- sabe6
- slab6
- arles5
- earls5
- lares5
- laser5
- lears5
- rales5
- reals5
- seral5
- abs5
- alb5
- arb5
- bae5
- bal5
- bar5
- bas5
- bel5
- bes5
- bra5
- lab5
- reb5
- sab5
- ales4
- ares4
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