BALANITIS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. BALANITIS 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 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept BALANITIS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALANITIS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALANITIS
No single letter turns BALANITIS into another word.
How BALANITIS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BALANITIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALANITIS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BALANITIS
1 longer words begin with BALANITIS.
Shorter words from the letters in BALANITIS
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Common questions about BALANITIS
- Is BALANITIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALANITIS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALANITIS worth?
- BALANITIS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BALANITIS?
- No single letter can be added to BALANITIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BALANITIS:
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