BALLAD is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BALLAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BALLAD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALLAD is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALLAD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BALLAD scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BALLAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What does BALLAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A song or poem that tells a story in short verses, or a slow romantic song.
Traditional ballads were passed on by word of mouth for generations, which is why many have no known author and survive in several versions. They usually tell of love, betrayal, battles or outlaws, using simple language and a refrain. The word comes from a medieval term for a dance song, and over time its meaning shifted from dancing to storytelling. In popular music it now often means a slow, emotional number.
How BALLAD is used
Can also be used as a verb meaning to sing or write ballads, though this is rare.
- The old ballad tells of a sailor who never came home.
- She sang a ballad about the border wars.
- The band closed the set with a slow ballad.
- Each village kept its own version of the ballad.
- He wrote a ballad in honour of the lost ship.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BALLAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BALLAD
20 longer words begin with BALLAD.
Shorter words from the letters in BALLAD
Common questions about BALLAD
- Is BALLAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALLAD, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALLAD worth?
- BALLAD is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BALLAD mean?
- A song or poem that tells a story in short verses, or a slow romantic song.
- What letters can be added to BALLAD?
- BALLAD takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BALLAD:
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