Is BLEMISHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BLEMISHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BLEMISHING mean?
Blemishing is a form of BLEMISH.
- noun
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
“a facial blemish”
- verb
mar or spoil the appearance of
“scars defaced her cheeks”
- verb
mar or impair with a flaw
“her face was blemished”
- verb
add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + L (1) + E (1) + M (3) + 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 BLEMISHING
BLEMISHING 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 BLEMISHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- besliming14
- besmiling14
- blemish14
- misbegin13
- ghiblis13
- helming13
- meshing13
- shieling12
- limbing12
- ghibli12
- english11
- heiling11
- milnebs11
- shingle11
- hemins11
- inmesh11
- minish11
- milings10
- mingles10
- sibling10
- sliming10
- smiling10
- hieing10
- hinges10
- milneb10
- neighs10
- nimble10
- sleigh10
- helms10
- hemin10
- mensh10
- begins9
- beings9
- bilges9
- binges9
- blings9
- gimels9
- glimes9
- liming9
- miling9
- mingle9
- nihils9
- hinge9
- limbi9
- limbs9
- neigh9
- nighs9
- nimbi9
- bish9
- helm9
- hems9
- hims9
- mesh9
- shim9
- blinis8
- imines8
- limens8
- mislie8
- simile8
- simlin8
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