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 letters can be added to BALBOA?

BALBOA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

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.

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PlayableBALBOA · 6 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF

10points in Scrabble

13points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 1,035 thousandodds of drawing this rack

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

32WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.67

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.67%

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

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BALBOA scores

Scrabble b3a1l1b3o1a1 10

Words with Friends b4a1l2b4o1a1 13

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.

Words starting with BALBOA

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1 longer words begin with BALBOA.

Shorter words from the letters in BALBOA

abba8 baba8 blab8 blob8 boab8 boba8 alba6 baal6 bola6 abb7 bob7 aba5 alb5 baa5 bal5 bao5 boa5 lab5 lob5 oba5 aal3 ala3 loa3 ab4 ba4 bo4 ob4 aa2 al2 la2 lo2

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 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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