BLACKWASH
23
Definition
noun
- (slang, New Zealand) A whitewash victory for any New Zealand national sporting team.
- (slang, cricket) A whitewash victory for the West Indies cricket team. Started in the 1984–86 "Blackwash" series of the West Indian cricket team in England in 1984.
- (medicine) A lotion made by mixing calomel and limewater.
- (slang, mining) Public campaigns and advertising funded by the coal industry to draw attention away from environmentally unsustainable practices or to justify exclusion from carbon taxes.
verb
- (transitive) To villainize, to present in a damaging light."Near-synonyms: tar, smear, besmirch"
- (transitive) To cover with a black color."The masts of British frigates and U.S. warships blackwashed the piers at the Embarcadero."
- (transitive) To portray in a revisionist fashion as belonging to a black race of people."Basquiat's epic-size, experimental canvases betray his radical determination to blackwash not solely history but art history."
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 9 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 23 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- No
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Yes
- Wordle
- No
- Words With Friends
- No
How many Scrabble points is the word 'BLACKWASH'?
The word BLACKWASH is worth 23 points in Scrabble.
B3
L1
A1
C3
K5
W4
A1
S1
H4
Total: 23 points
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.