BALAYAGES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. BALAYAGES 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.
b3a1l1a1y4a1g2e1s1
Depends on the listBALAYAGES · 9 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BALAYAGES?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.67
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful BALAYAGES is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALAYAGES
No single letter turns BALAYAGES into another word.
How BALAYAGES scores
Scrabble b3a1l1a1y4a1g2e1s1 15
Words with Friends b4a1l2a1y3a1g3e1s1 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in BALAYAGES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALAYAGES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BALAYAGES
balayage14 galabeas11 sayable12 galabea10 abayas11 basely11 bayles11 belays11 gayals10 sagely10 bagels9 belgas9 gables9 seabag9 galeas7 bagsy11 gleby11 gybes11 abaya10 absey10 abyes10 bayes10 bayle10 belay10 blays10 bleys10 yabas10 agley9 gayal9 gleys9 gyals9 yages9 alays8 asyla8 bagel8 belga8 blags8 gable8 gleba8 lyase8
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Common questions about BALAYAGES
- Is BALAYAGES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BALAYAGES is not in it.
- How many points is BALAYAGES worth?
- BALAYAGES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BALAYAGES?
- No single letter can be added to BALAYAGES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BALAYAGES:
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