BALBOA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BALBOA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BALBOA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALBOA is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALBOA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
balboasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BALBOA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BALBOA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,035 thousand.
What does BALBOA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The basic unit of money in Panama, divided into one hundred centesimos.
The balboa is named after the Spanish conquistador who first sighted the Pacific from the Isthmus of Darien. It has been Panama's official currency since the early twentieth century, yet in practice it circulates mainly as coins, while paper notes in daily use are United States dollars. The two currencies are set at par, so prices in Panama are quoted in either name with the same value.
How BALBOA is used
A term of finance and travel; the plural is balboas.
- One balboa is worth exactly one American dollar.
- The shop accepted a balboa coin but no foreign cash.
- Prices in the market were listed in each balboa and cent.
- He kept a single silver balboa as a souvenir.
- How many centesimos make up a balboa?
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BALBOA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BALBOA
1 longer words begin with BALBOA.
Shorter words from the letters in BALBOA
Common questions about BALBOA
- Is BALBOA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALBOA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALBOA worth?
- BALBOA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BALBOA mean?
- The basic unit of money in Panama, divided into one hundred centesimos.
- What letters can be added to BALBOA?
- BALBOA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BALBOA:
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