90 words come out when you unscramble BLACKBAND, starting with BLACKBAND itself: 20 in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is BACKBAND, 19 points. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from BLACKBAND by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 18 with 5, 31 with 4, 28 with 3 and 10 with 2. None has 7 or 6 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
BACK tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble BLACKBAND at 12 points; next come DACK on 11 and BALK on 10. LAND, BANK and BAND will look familiar.
Keep every letter of BLACKBAND but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with BL · ending in ND · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by BACKLAND (17 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
BLACKBAND is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the Words With Friends list leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKBAND itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 90) | 71 | 90 | 65 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); the Words With Friends list changes.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BLACKBAND, BACKBAND, BANAK, DACK, DABBA, NABK, ABAC, ABAND, CABA, KAAL, LABDA, ABB and 7 more, 19 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ACK, BANC, BANDA, CAL, DAN and NALA, 6 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of BLACKBAND and one more.