Is BLINDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BLINDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BLINDS mean?
Blinds is a form of BLIND.
- adjective
unable to see
“a person is blind to the extent that he must devise alternative techniques to do efficiently those things he would do with sight if he had normal vision”
- noun
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
“he spent hours reading to the blind”
- adjective
unable or unwilling to perceive or understand
“blind to a lover's faults”
- adjective
not based on reason or evidence
“blind hatred”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
6
Letters
B (3) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 9 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 BLINDS
BLINDS 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 BLINDS
The 38 highest-scoring words using these letters.
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