BALALAIKAS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BALALAIKAS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BALALAIKAS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALALAIKAS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALALAIKAS
No single letter turns BALALAIKAS into another word.
How BALALAIKAS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BALALAIKAS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALALAIKAS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BALALAIKAS
- The letter A appears four times in BALALAIKAS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BALALAIKAS mean in Scrabble?
BALALAIKAS is the plural of BALALAIKA.
BALALAIKA(noun) — A Russian stringed instrument with a triangular body and usually three strings, played by plucking or strumming.
Shorter words from the letters in BALALAIKAS
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Common questions about BALALAIKAS
- Is BALALAIKAS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALALAIKAS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALALAIKAS worth?
- BALALAIKAS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BALALAIKAS?
- No single letter can be added to BALALAIKAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BALALAIKAS:
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