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Blacks

Q: What does blacks mean?

blacks is the plural and third-person singular form of black, which means “the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.

b ₃l ₁a ₁c ₃k ₅s ₁

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 6 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of black

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does blacks mean?

noun

the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
Synonymsblackness inkiness
total absence of light
“they fumbled around in total darkness”
Synonymstotal darknesslightlessness blacknesspitch blackness
British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)
Synonymsjoseph black
popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928)
Synonymsshirley temple blackshirley temple
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
Synonymsnegro negroid
(board games) the darker pieces

verb

make or become black
“The smoke blackened the ceiling”
Synonymsblacken melanize melanise

Definitions shown for black, the base form of blacks.

Is BLACKS a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is BLACKS worth?

Scrabble

14 pts

b ₃l ₁a ₁c ₃k ₅s ₁

Words With Friends

17 pts

b ₄l ₂a ₁c ₄k ₅s ₁

Wordfeud

16 pts

b ₄l ₁a ₁c ₄k ₅s ₁

NYT Crossplay

17 pts

b ₄l ₂a ₁c ₃k ₆s ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BLACKS

Best shorter words top 30 of 45

backs 13 black 13 back 12 balks 11 calks 11 lacks 11 slack 11 balk 10 bask 10 calk 10 cask 10 kabs 10 lack 10 sack 10 kab 9 bacs 8 cabs 8 scab 8 ask 7 bac 7 cab 7 kas 7 ska 7 albs 6 bals 6 ka 6 labs 6 lacs 6 slab 6 abs 5

See all 45 words made from BLACKS

Words that end like BLACKS

Common words that share the ending -ACKS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

tracks backs lacks cracks stacks hacks packs racks sacks tacks clacks knacks shacks slacks smacks snacks whacks jacks drawbacks hijacks unpacks cutbacks ransacks setbacks

All words ending in -ACKS

Blacks: quick answers

Is BLACKS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. BLACKS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.

How many points is BLACKS worth?

BLACKS scores 14 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does blacks mean?

blacks is the plural and third-person singular form of black, which means “the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in BLACKS?

You can make 45 shorter words from BLACKS, such as BACKS, BLACK, BACK, BALKS. See the full list.