Is BLIGHTIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BLIGHTIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BLIGHTIES mean?
Blighties is a form of BLIGHTY.
- noun
a slang term for Great Britain used by British troops serving abroad
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 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 BLIGHTIES
BLIGHTIES 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 BLIGHTIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- blights13
- ghiblis13
- bhistie12
- bights12
- blight12
- ghibli12
- bilgiest11
- sleight11
- blithe11
- bight11
- giblets10
- eights10
- lights10
- sleigh10
- slight10
- beths10
- bilges9
- giblet9
- eight9
- light9
- sight9
- beth9
- bish9
- blites8
- bilge8
- gibes8
- heils8
- heist8
- hilts8
- lithe8
- shiel8
- shite8
- ghis8
- sigh8
- legist7
- legits7
- belts7
- biles7
- bites7
- blest7
- blets7
- blite7
- begs7
- bigs7
- elhi7
- eths7
- gibe7
- gibs7
- glib7
- heil7
- hest7
- hets7
- hies7
- hili7
- hilt7
- hist7
- hits7
- shit7
- sith7
- this7
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