Is PITCHBLENDE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PITCHBLENDE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PITCHBLENDE mean?
- noun
a mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and thorium and polonium and lead and helium; uraninite in massive form is called pitchblende which is the chief uranium ore
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + I (1) + T (1) + C (3) + H (4) + B (3) + L (1) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) = 21 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 PITCHBLENDE
Single letters that turn PITCHBLENDE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from PITCHBLENDE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- blenched16
- cheliped16
- ephebic16
- phenetic15
- belched15
- benched15
- bitched15
- cepheid15
- delphic15
- pinched15
- pitched15
- lichened14
- benthic14
- bitchen14
- chiplet14
- hebetic14
- peched14
- benedict13
- incepted13
- penciled13
- chedite13
- letched13
- lichted13
- blench13
- ephebi13
- plench13
- decibel12
- elenchi12
- pedicel12
- pedicle12
- beheld12
- behind12
- chield12
- childe12
- chined12
- etched12
- helped12
- inched12
- itched12
- leched12
- niched12
- pithed12
- teched12
- beech12
- belch12
- bench12
- bitch12
- blech12
- cheep12
- pinch12
- pitch12
- denticle11
- bethel11
- blithe11
- cleped11
- depict11
- ethnic11
- henbit11
- lichee11
- lichen11
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