Definition of blockade

"blockade" in the noun sense

1. blockade, encirclement

a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy

2. blockade

prevents access or progress

"blockade" in the verb sense

1. obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass

hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

"His brother blocked him at every turn"

2. barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar

render unsuitable for passage

"block the way"

"barricade the streets"

"stop the busy road"

3. blockade, block off

obstruct access to

4. blockade, seal off

impose a blockade on

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blockade in Scrabble®

The word blockade is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters blockade:

BLOCKADE
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

blacked, blocked, cloaked, deblock

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word blockade

BLOCKADE
(198)
BLOCKADE
(180)
BLOCKADE
(132)
BLOCKADE
(120)
BLOCKADE
(68)
BLOCKADE
(68)
BLOCKADE
(60)
BLOCKADE
(57)
BLOCKADE
(54)
BLOCKADE
(54)
BLOCKADE
(54)
BLOCKADE
(54)
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(54)
BLOCKADE
(48)
BLOCKADE
(46)
BLOCKADE
(44)
BLOCKADE
(42)
BLOCKADE
(42)
BLOCKADE
(42)
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(42)
BLOCKADE
(40)
BLOCKADE
(40)
BLOCKADE
(38)
BLOCKADE
(38)
BLOCKADE
(38)
BLOCKADE
(38)
BLOCKADE
(36)
BLOCKADE
(36)
BLOCKADE
(36)
BLOCKADE
(36)
BLOCKADE
(34)
BLOCKADE
(34)
BLOCKADE
(34)
BLOCKADE
(34)
BLOCKADE
(33)
BLOCKADE
(27)
BLOCKADE
(25)
BLOCKADE
(23)
BLOCKADE
(23)
BLOCKADE
(23)
BLOCKADE
(22)
BLOCKADE
(21)
BLOCKADE
(21)
BLOCKADE
(20)
BLOCKADE
(20)
BLOCKADE
(19)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In blockade

BLOCKADE
(198)
BLOCKADE
(180)
BLOCKADE
(132)
BLOCKADE
(120)
BLACKED
(114 = 64 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(114 = 64 + 50)
BLOCKED
(114 = 64 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(113 = 63 + 50)
BLACKED
(113 = 63 + 50)
BLOCKED
(113 = 63 + 50)
BLOCKED
(107 = 57 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(107 = 57 + 50)
BLACKED
(107 = 57 + 50)
BLOCKED
(107 = 57 + 50)
BLACKED
(107 = 57 + 50)
CLOAKED
(107 = 57 + 50)
BLOCKED
(107 = 57 + 50)
BLACKED
(107 = 57 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(107 = 57 + 50)
CLOAKED
(106 = 56 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(104 = 54 + 50)
BLACKED
(104 = 54 + 50)
BLOCKED
(104 = 54 + 50)
BLOCKED
(102 = 52 + 50)
BLACKED
(102 = 52 + 50)
BLOCKED
(101 = 51 + 50)
BLOCKED
(101 = 51 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(101 = 51 + 50)
BLACKED
(101 = 51 + 50)
BLACKED
(101 = 51 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(101 = 51 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(101 = 51 + 50)
BLOCKED
(101 = 51 + 50)
BLACKED
(101 = 51 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(101 = 51 + 50)
CLOAKED
(101 = 51 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(98 = 48 + 50)
CLOAKED
(98 = 48 + 50)
CLOAKED
(98 = 48 + 50)
BLOCKED
(98 = 48 + 50)
BLACKED
(98 = 48 + 50)
BLOCKED
(96 = 46 + 50)
BLACKED
(96 = 46 + 50)
CLOAKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
CLOAKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
CLOAKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
CLOAKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
CLOAKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(94 = 44 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(94 = 44 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(94 = 44 + 50)
CLOAKED
(92 = 42 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(92 = 42 + 50)
BLOCKED
(92 = 42 + 50)
CLOAKED
(92 = 42 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(92 = 42 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(92 = 42 + 50)
BLACKED
(92 = 42 + 50)
BLOCKED
(90 = 40 + 50)
BLACKED
(90 = 40 + 50)
BLOCKED
(88 = 38 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(88 = 38 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(88 = 38 + 50)
BLACKED
(88 = 38 + 50)
BLOCKED
(88 = 38 + 50)
BLACKED
(88 = 38 + 50)
CLOAKED
(88 = 38 + 50)
BLOCKED
(86 = 36 + 50)
BLACKED
(86 = 36 + 50)
BLACKED
(86 = 36 + 50)
BLOCKED
(86 = 36 + 50)
BLOCKED
(86 = 36 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(86 = 36 + 50)
BLOCKED
(86 = 36 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(86 = 36 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(86 = 36 + 50)
BLACKED
(86 = 36 + 50)
BLACKED
(86 = 36 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(86 = 36 + 50)
BLOCKED
(86 = 36 + 50)
BLACKED
(86 = 36 + 50)
CLOAKED
(86 = 36 + 50)
BLOCKED
(84 = 34 + 50)
BLACKED
(84 = 34 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(84 = 34 + 50)
BLOCKED
(84 = 34 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(84 = 34 + 50)
BLOCKED
(84 = 34 + 50)
BLACKED
(84 = 34 + 50)
CLOAKED
(84 = 34 + 50)
BLACKED
(84 = 34 + 50)
CLOAKED
(84 = 34 + 50)
BLACKED
(82 = 32 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(82 = 32 + 50)
BLACKED
(82 = 32 + 50)
BLACKED
(82 = 32 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(82 = 32 + 50)
CLOAKED
(82 = 32 + 50)
BLOCKED
(82 = 32 + 50)
BLACKED
(82 = 32 + 50)
BLOCKED
(82 = 32 + 50)
CLOAKED
(82 = 32 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(82 = 32 + 50)
BLACKED
(82 = 32 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(82 = 32 + 50)
BLOCKED
(82 = 32 + 50)
BLOCKED
(82 = 32 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(82 = 32 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(82 = 32 + 50)
BLOCKED
(82 = 32 + 50)
BLOCKED
(82 = 32 + 50)
CLOAKED
(82 = 32 + 50)
CLOAKED
(82 = 32 + 50)
BLACKED
(82 = 32 + 50)
CLOAKED
(82 = 32 + 50)
CLOAKED
(80 = 30 + 50)
CLOAKED
(80 = 30 + 50)
CLOAKED
(80 = 30 + 50)
CLOAKED
(80 = 30 + 50)
CLOAKED
(78 = 28 + 50)
CLOAKED
(78 = 28 + 50)
CLOAKED
(78 = 28 + 50)
CLOAKED
(78 = 28 + 50)
CLOAKED
(78 = 28 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(76 = 26 + 50)
BLACKED
(76 = 26 + 50)
BLOCKED
(76 = 26 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(74 = 24 + 50)
BLACKED
(74 = 24 + 50)
CLOAKED
(74 = 24 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(74 = 24 + 50)
BLOCKED
(74 = 24 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(74 = 24 + 50)
BLACKED
(72 = 22 + 50)
CLOAKED
(72 = 22 + 50)
BLOCKED
(72 = 22 + 50)
BLOCKED
(72 = 22 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(72 = 22 + 50)
BLOCKED
(72 = 22 + 50)
BLACKED
(72 = 22 + 50)
BLOCKED
(72 = 22 + 50)
BLACKED
(72 = 22 + 50)
BLACKED
(72 = 22 + 50)
BLACKED
(70 = 20 + 50)
BLACKED
(70 = 20 + 50)
CLOAKED
(70 = 20 + 50)
CLOAKED
(70 = 20 + 50)
CLOAKED
(70 = 20 + 50)
BLOCKED
(70 = 20 + 50)
BLOCKED
(70 = 20 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(70 = 20 + 50)
BLOCKED
(70 = 20 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(70 = 20 + 50)
BLACKED
(70 = 20 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(70 = 20 + 50)
BLOCKED
(69 = 19 + 50)
BLACKED
(69 = 19 + 50)
BLACKED
(69 = 19 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(69 = 19 + 50)
BLOCKED
(69 = 19 + 50)
BLACKED
(68 = 18 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(68 = 18 + 50)
CLOAKED
(68 = 18 + 50)
BLOCKADE
(68)
DEBLOCK
(68 = 18 + 50)
BLOCKED
(68 = 18 + 50)
BLOCKADE
(68)
CLOAKED
(67 = 17 + 50)
DEBLOCK
(67 = 17 + 50)
CLOAKED
(66 = 16 + 50)
CLOAKED
(66 = 16 + 50)
CLOAKED
(66 = 16 + 50)
CLOAKED
(66 = 16 + 50)
CLOAKED
(65 = 15 + 50)
BLOCKADE
(60)
BACKED
(60)
BLOCKADE
(57)
BLOCKADE
(54)
BLOCKADE
(54)
BLOCK
(54)
BLOCKADE
(54)
BLOCKADE
(54)
BACKED
(54)
BALKED
(54)
BACKED
(54)
LACKED
(54)
BLOCKADE
(54)
LOCKED
(54)
COAKED
(54)
BLACK
(54)
BACK
(51)
BACKED
(51)
BLACK
(48)
BALKED
(48)
DOCK
(48)
BLEAK
(48)
BLOCKADE
(48)
BACKED
(48)
LOCKED
(48)
BLACK
(48)

blockade in Words With Friends™

The word blockade is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 20

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters blockade:

BLOCKADE
(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

blacked, blocked, cloaked, deblock

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word blockade

BLOCKADE
(180)
BLOCKADE
(168)
BLOCKADE
(102)
BLOCKADE
(96)
BLOCKADE
(96)
BLOCKADE
(96)
BLOCKADE
(90)
BLOCKADE
(90)
BLOCKADE
(84)
BLOCKADE
(80)
BLOCKADE
(80)
BLOCKADE
(72)
BLOCKADE
(72)
BLOCKADE
(72)
BLOCKADE
(60)
BLOCKADE
(56)
BLOCKADE
(56)
BLOCKADE
(48)
BLOCKADE
(48)
BLOCKADE
(44)
BLOCKADE
(44)
BLOCKADE
(44)
BLOCKADE
(44)
BLOCKADE
(44)
BLOCKADE
(42)
BLOCKADE
(42)
BLOCKADE
(40)
BLOCKADE
(40)
BLOCKADE
(40)
BLOCKADE
(40)
BLOCKADE
(40)
BLOCKADE
(40)
BLOCKADE
(40)
BLOCKADE
(40)
BLOCKADE
(38)
BLOCKADE
(33)
BLOCKADE
(31)
BLOCKADE
(30)
BLOCKADE
(28)
BLOCKADE
(27)
BLOCKADE
(27)
BLOCKADE
(27)
BLOCKADE
(26)
BLOCKADE
(26)
BLOCKADE
(26)
BLOCKADE
(26)
BLOCKADE
(26)
BLOCKADE
(26)
BLOCKADE
(26)
BLOCKADE
(25)
BLOCKADE
(25)
BLOCKADE
(24)
BLOCKADE
(24)
BLOCKADE
(23)
BLOCKADE
(23)
BLOCKADE
(23)
BLOCKADE
(21)
BLOCKADE
(21)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In blockade

BLOCKADE
(180)
BLOCKADE
(168)
BLACKED
(134 = 99 + 35)
BLOCKED
(134 = 99 + 35)
BLACKED
(128 = 93 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(128 = 93 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(128 = 93 + 35)
BLOCKED
(128 = 93 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(128 = 93 + 35)
CLOAKED
(125 = 90 + 35)
BLOCKED
(122 = 87 + 35)
BLACKED
(122 = 87 + 35)
BLOCKED
(122 = 87 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(122 = 87 + 35)
BLACKED
(122 = 87 + 35)
BLACKED
(116 = 81 + 35)
BLACKED
(116 = 81 + 35)
BLOCKED
(116 = 81 + 35)
BLOCKED
(116 = 81 + 35)
BLACKED
(116 = 81 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(116 = 81 + 35)
BLOCKED
(116 = 81 + 35)
CLOAKED
(113 = 78 + 35)
BLOCKED
(111 = 76 + 35)
BLACKED
(111 = 76 + 35)
BLACKED
(111 = 76 + 35)
BLOCKED
(111 = 76 + 35)
BLOCKED
(111 = 76 + 35)
BLACKED
(111 = 76 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(111 = 76 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(111 = 76 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(111 = 76 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(110 = 75 + 35)
CLOAKED
(107 = 72 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(104 = 69 + 35)
BLACKED
(104 = 69 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(104 = 69 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(104 = 69 + 35)
BLOCKED
(104 = 69 + 35)
BLOCKED
(104 = 69 + 35)
BLACKED
(104 = 69 + 35)
BLOCKADE
(102)
CLOAKED
(101 = 66 + 35)
CLOAKED
(99 = 64 + 35)
BACKED
(99)
CLOAKED
(99 = 64 + 35)
CLOAKED
(99 = 64 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(98 = 63 + 35)
BLOCKED
(98 = 63 + 35)
BLACKED
(98 = 63 + 35)
BLOCKADE
(96)
BLOCKADE
(96)
BLOCKADE
(96)
CLOAKED
(95 = 60 + 35)
CLOAKED
(95 = 60 + 35)
CLOAKED
(95 = 60 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(93 = 58 + 35)
BLACKED
(93 = 58 + 35)
BLOCKED
(93 = 58 + 35)
BACKED
(93)
BLOCKADE
(90)
BLOCKADE
(90)
CABLED
(90)
BLOCKED
(89 = 54 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(89 = 54 + 35)
BLACKED
(89 = 54 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(89 = 54 + 35)
CLOAKED
(89 = 54 + 35)
CLOAKED
(89 = 54 + 35)
CLOAKED
(89 = 54 + 35)
CLOAKED
(87 = 52 + 35)
LOCKED
(87)
LACKED
(87)
BALKED
(87)
BLOCKADE
(84)
COAKED
(84)
BLOCKED
(83 = 48 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(83 = 48 + 35)
BLACKED
(83 = 48 + 35)
CLOAKED
(83 = 48 + 35)
BLACKED
(81 = 46 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(81 = 46 + 35)
LOCKED
(81)
BLACKED
(81 = 46 + 35)
BACKED
(81)
DEBLOCK
(81 = 46 + 35)
LACKED
(81)
DEBLOCK
(81 = 46 + 35)
BLACKED
(81 = 46 + 35)
BLOCKED
(81 = 46 + 35)
BALKED
(81)
BLOCKED
(81 = 46 + 35)
BLOCKED
(81 = 46 + 35)
BLOCKADE
(80)
BLOCKADE
(80)
BLOCK
(78)
BLACK
(78)
DEBLOCK
(77 = 42 + 35)
BLOCKED
(77 = 42 + 35)
BLACKED
(77 = 42 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(77 = 42 + 35)
CLOAKED
(77 = 42 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(77 = 42 + 35)
BLACKED
(77 = 42 + 35)
BLACKED
(77 = 42 + 35)
BLOCKED
(77 = 42 + 35)
BLOCKED
(77 = 42 + 35)
BLOCKED
(77 = 42 + 35)
BLACKED
(77 = 42 + 35)
CLOAKED
(75 = 40 + 35)
BACKED
(75)
BLOCKED
(75 = 40 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(75 = 40 + 35)
CLOAKED
(75 = 40 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(75 = 40 + 35)
BLOCKED
(75 = 40 + 35)
CLOAKED
(75 = 40 + 35)
BLACKED
(75 = 40 + 35)
LOCKED
(75)
BACKED
(75)
BLACKED
(75 = 40 + 35)
LACKED
(75)
BALKED
(75)
BLACKED
(73 = 38 + 35)
BLACKED
(73 = 38 + 35)
BLACKED
(73 = 38 + 35)
BLACKED
(73 = 38 + 35)
BLOCKED
(73 = 38 + 35)
BLACKED
(73 = 38 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(73 = 38 + 35)
BLOCKED
(73 = 38 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(73 = 38 + 35)
BLOCKED
(73 = 38 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(73 = 38 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(73 = 38 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(73 = 38 + 35)
BLACKED
(73 = 38 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(73 = 38 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(73 = 38 + 35)
BLOCKED
(73 = 38 + 35)
BLACKED
(73 = 38 + 35)
BLOCKED
(73 = 38 + 35)
BLOCKED
(73 = 38 + 35)
BLOCKED
(73 = 38 + 35)
BLOCKADE
(72)
DEBLOCK
(72 = 37 + 35)
BLOCK
(72)
BLACK
(72)
BACK
(72)
BLACK
(72)
BLOCKADE
(72)
BLACKED
(72 = 37 + 35)
COAKED
(72)
COAKED
(72)
BLOCKED
(72 = 37 + 35)
BLOCK
(72)
BLOCKADE
(72)
CLOAKED
(71 = 36 + 35)
CLOAKED
(71 = 36 + 35)
CLOAKED
(71 = 36 + 35)
CLOAKED
(71 = 36 + 35)
LOCKED
(69)
CLOAKED
(69 = 34 + 35)
CLOAK
(69)
BALKED
(69)
CLOAKED
(69 = 34 + 35)
BLOKE
(69)
BLEAK
(69)
LACKED
(69)
CLOAKED
(69 = 34 + 35)
BACKED
(68)
BACKED
(68)
DEBLOCK
(68 = 33 + 35)
CLOAKED
(67 = 32 + 35)
CLOAKED
(67 = 32 + 35)
CLOAKED
(67 = 32 + 35)
CLOAKED
(67 = 32 + 35)
CLOAKED
(67 = 32 + 35)
BLOCKED
(67 = 32 + 35)
CLOAKED
(67 = 32 + 35)
BLACKED
(67 = 32 + 35)
CLOAKED
(67 = 32 + 35)
LACK
(66)
CABLED
(66)
BACK
(66)
COAKED
(66)
BLACKED
(66 = 31 + 35)
DOCK
(66)
CABLED
(66)
LOCK
(66)
CABLED
(66)
DECK
(66)
BALK
(66)
BLOCKED
(66 = 31 + 35)
BLOCKED
(65 = 30 + 35)
BLACKED
(65 = 30 + 35)
DEBLOCK
(65 = 30 + 35)
BLOCK
(64)
BLACK
(64)
DEBLOCK
(64 = 29 + 35)

Words within the letters of blockade

2 letter words in blockade (6 words)

6 letter words in blockade (9 words)

7 letter words in blockade (4 words)

8 letter words in blockade (1 word)

blockade + 1 blank (3 words)

Word Growth involving blockade

Shorter words in blockade

ad

bloc block

lock block

Longer words containing blockade

antiblockade antiblockader antiblockaders

blockaded counterblockaded

blockaded nonblockaded

blockaded preblockaded

blockaded unblockaded

blockader antiblockader antiblockaders

blockader blockaders antiblockaders

blockader blockaderunner blockaderunners

blockader blockaderunning

blockades counterblockades

counterblockade counterblockaded

counterblockade counterblockades

preblockade preblockaded

problockade