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blackmail

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Is blackmail a Scrabble word?

Yes, blackmail is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 19 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of blackmail?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (by extension) Compromising material that can be used to extort someone.broadlyuncountable

2. (by extension) Compromising material that can be used to extort someone.broadlyuncountable

3. (archaic) A form of protection money (or corn, cattle, etc.) anciently paid, in the north of England and south of Scotland, to the allies of robbers in order to be spared from pillage.archaicuncountable

4. (England law, historical) Black rent; rent paid in corn, meat, or the lowest coin, as opposed to white rent, which was paid in silver.Englandhistoricaluncountable

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To extort money or favors from (a person) by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, such as injury to reputation, distress of mind, false accusation, etc.Examples: "He blackmailed a businesswoman by threatening to expose an alleged fraud."transitive

2. (Kenya) To speak ill of someone; to defame someone.Kenya

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "blackmail"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "blackmail"?

Scrabble
19 points
B3
L1
A1
C3
K5
M3
A1
I1
L1
Words With Friends
24 points
B4
L2
A1
C4
K5
M4
A1
I1
L2

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