BALACLAVA is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BALACLAVA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BALACLAVA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALACLAVA is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALACLAVA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
balaclavasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BALACLAVA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BALACLAVA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 4 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALACLAVA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BALACLAVA
- The letter A appears four times in BALACLAVA.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BALACLAVA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A close-fitting woollen hood that covers the head and neck, leaving the face or just the eyes uncovered.
Named after a battlefield in the Crimean War, the balaclava was first knitted to protect soldiers from bitter cold. Skiers and climbers still wear it today, although in news stories it is better known as the hood of masked criminals.
How BALACLAVA is used
Used for winter sportswear and, in crime reports, for a face-covering mask.
- He pulled a balaclava over his ears before stepping into the blizzard.
- The climber packed a spare balaclava for the summit.
- Police said the robber wore a black balaclava.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BALACLAVA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BALACLAVA
1 longer words begin with BALACLAVA.
Shorter words from the letters in BALACLAVA
Common questions about BALACLAVA
- Is BALACLAVA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALACLAVA, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALACLAVA worth?
- BALACLAVA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BALACLAVA mean?
- A close-fitting woollen hood that covers the head and neck, leaving the face or just the eyes uncovered.
- What letters can be added to BALACLAVA?
- BALACLAVA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BALACLAVA:
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