Unscramble BLEAKNESS and you have 230 words, BLEAKNESS itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. BEAKLESS is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from BLEAKNESS split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 6 with 7, 32 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 54 with 3 and 16 with 2.
BEAKLESS is the only one of the 8-letter words in BLEAKNESS; it scores 14 points.
4 of 32 6-letter words from BLEAKNESS tie at 12 points; none scores more. ENABLE, LENSES and LEASES will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble BLEAKNESS, 10 score 11 points, the group's best. BANKS, BLANK and LAKES are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words made with BLEAKNESS letters; 8 of them share the top score of 10. BEEN, ABLE and BANK are everyday picks.
KAB and KEB share the top score of 9 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble BLEAKNESS. SEE, ASK and ASS are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of BLEAKNESS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with BL · ending in SS · all 9-letter words
BLEAKNESS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept BLEAKNESS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLEAKNESS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 230) | 186 | 230 | 178 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 44 of them: KABELES, KABELE, NEBEKS, BAKEN, NABKS, NEBEK, KANSES, KEBS, NABK, KEB, LANKS, SKENS and 32 more. Words With Friends* skips 8 of them: BEALS, BESES, EEK, BAES, BEAL, BAE, BES and SAN.