BALANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BALANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
b3a1l1a1n1c3e1
PlayableBALANCE · 7 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
7letters
3hooks available
1 in 385,985odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept BALANCE?
| 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: 59 / 100
59WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.57
Hooks 25%3
Bingo potential 20%full rack
Tile availability 20%6.29%
Our own measure of how useful BALANCE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BALANCE scores
Scrabble b3a1l1a1n1c3e1 11
Words with Friends b4a1l2a1n2c4e1 15
Face value of the 7 tiles in BALANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
Words starting with BALANCE
5 longer words begin with BALANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in BALANCE
anlace8 bacne9 cabal9 cable9 ancle7 banal7 canal7 clean7 lance7 nabla7 alane5 abac8 banc8 caba8 able6 acne6 alba6 albe6 alec6 ance6 baal6 bael6 bale6 bane6 beal6 bean6 blae6 cane6 clan6 lace6 nabe6 alae4 alan4 anal4 elan4 lana4 lane4 lean4 nala4 neal4
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Common questions about BALANCE
- Is BALANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALANCE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALANCE worth?
- BALANCE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BALANCE?
- BALANCE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BALANCE:
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