BALALAIKA is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BALALAIKA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BALALAIKA?
| 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 BALALAIKA is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALALAIKA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
balalaikasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BALALAIKA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BALALAIKA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 4 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALALAIKA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BALALAIKA
- The letter A appears four times in BALALAIKA.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with BALALAIKA
1 longer words begin with BALALAIKA.
Shorter words from the letters in BALALAIKA
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Common questions about BALALAIKA
- Is BALALAIKA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALALAIKA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALALAIKA worth?
- BALALAIKA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BALALAIKA?
- BALALAIKA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BALALAIKA:
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