What BLOCKADES Means
BLOCKADES is a form of BLOCKADE, which means:
- verb: hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of“His brother blocked him at every turn”
- verb: render unsuitable for passage“block the way”
- noun: a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
- noun: prevents access or progress
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
BLOCKADES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 18 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as B3 L1 O1 C3 K5 A1 D2 E1 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In BLOCKADES
471 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
8 letter words (2)
7 letter words (10)
6 letter words (42)
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5 letter words (121)
ABLEDABLESABODEACOLDADOBEALCOSALECKALECSALKOSALODSALOEDALOESASKEDBACKSBAELSBAKEDBAKESBALDSBALEDBALESBALKSBASEDBEADSBEAKSBECKSBLACKBLADEBLADSBLAESBLASEBLEAKBLOCKBLOCSBLOKEBOAKSBOCKSBODESBODLEBOKEDBOKESBOLASBOLDSBOLESCABLECADESCAKEDCAKESCALKSCALOSCASEDCLADECLADSCLAESCLOAKCLODSCLOKECLOSECOALSCOBLECODASCODESCOEDSCOKEDCOKESCOLASCOLDSCOLEDCOLESCOSEDDACESDACKSDALESDEALSDECALDECKODECKSDECOSDELOSDOABSDOBLADOCKSDOEKSDOLCEDOLESECADSKADESKALESKOELSKOLASLACEDLACESLACKSLADESLAKEDLAKESLASEDLEADSLEAKSLESBOLOADSLOBEDLOBESLOCKSLODESLOKESLOSEDOAKEDODALSSABEDSABLESCALDSCALESCOLDSKALDSKOALSLACKSLADESLAKESOCLESOLDESOLED
4 letter words (177)
ABEDABLEABOSACEDACESADOSAESCAKEDAKESALBEALBSALCOALECALESALKOALODALOEALSOBACKBACSBADEBADSBAELBAKEBALDBALEBALKBALSBASEBASKBEADBEAKBECKBEDSBELSBLADBLAEBLEDBLOCBOAKBOASBOCKBODEBODSBOKEBOKSBOLABOLDBOLEBOSKCABSCADECADSCAKECALKCALOCASECASKCEASCELSCLADCLODCOALCOBSCODACODECODSCOEDCOKECOLACOLDCOLECOLSCOSEDABSDACEDACKDAESDAKSDALEDALSDEALDEBSDECKDECODELODELSDESKDOABDOBSDOCKDOCSDOEKDOESDOLEDOLSDOSEECADECODECOSELDSELKSKABSKADEKAEDKAESKALEKEASKEBSKEDSKOASKOBSKOELKOLALABSLACELACKLACSLADELADSLAKELASELEADLEAKLEASLEKSLOADLOBELOBSLOCALOCKLODELODSLOKELOSEOAKSOBASOBESOCASODALODASODEAODESOKASOKESOLDEOLDSOLEAOLESSABESACKSADESADOSAKESALESCABSCADSEALSECOSELDSKEOSKOLSLABSLAESLEBSLEDSLOBSLOESOAKSOBASOCASOCKSODASOKESOLASOLDSOLE
3 letter words (95)
ABOABSACEADOADSAKEALBALEALSASKBACBADBALBASBEDBELBESBOABODBOKBOSCABCADCELCOBCODCOLCOSDABDAEDAKDALDASDEBDELDOBDOCDOEDOLDOSDSOEASECOEDSELDELKELSKABKAEKASKEAKEBKEDKOAKOBKOSLABLACLADLASLEALEDLEKLESLOBLODLOSOAKOBAOBEOBSOCAODAODEODSOESOKAOKEOLDOLEOSESABSACSADSAESALSEASECSEDSELSKASOBSOCSODSOL
2 letter words (24)
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