BALANCED is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BALANCED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
b3a1l1a1n1c3e1d2
PlayableBALANCED · 8 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BALANCED?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
39WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.63
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful BALANCED is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALANCED
No single letter turns BALANCED into another word.
How BALANCED scores
Scrabble b3a1l1a1n1c3e1d2 13
Words with Friends b4a1l2a1n2c4e1d2 17
Face value of the 8 tiles in BALANCED, 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 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALANCED has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BALANCED
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Common questions about BALANCED
- Is BALANCED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALANCED, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALANCED worth?
- BALANCED is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BALANCED?
- No single letter can be added to BALANCED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BALANCED:
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