BALANCINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. BALANCINGS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BALANCINGS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALANCINGS is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALANCINGS
No single letter turns BALANCINGS into another word.
How BALANCINGS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BALANCINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALANCINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BALANCINGS
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Common questions about BALANCINGS
- Is BALANCINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BALANCINGS is not in it.
- How many points is BALANCINGS worth?
- BALANCINGS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BALANCINGS?
- No single letter can be added to BALANCINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BALANCINGS:
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