BALBRIGGAN is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BALBRIGGAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BALBRIGGAN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALBRIGGAN is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALBRIGGAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
balbriggansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BALBRIGGAN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BALBRIGGAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALBRIGGAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BALBRIGGAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A fine knitted cotton fabric once widely used for underwear and stockings.
Balbriggan takes its name from a town in Ireland where this kind of hosiery was first made. Old catalogues advertised balbriggan underwear as soft and light, and the word now appears mainly in historical writing.
How BALBRIGGAN is used
Dated; found in older clothing catalogues and period fiction.
- He wore a balbriggan undershirt beneath his wool jacket.
- The catalogue listed balbriggan socks at twenty cents a pair.
- Balbriggan was prized for staying light in summer heat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BALBRIGGAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BALBRIGGAN
1 longer words begin with BALBRIGGAN.
Shorter words from the letters in BALBRIGGAN
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Common questions about BALBRIGGAN
- Is BALBRIGGAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALBRIGGAN, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALBRIGGAN worth?
- BALBRIGGAN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BALBRIGGAN mean?
- A fine knitted cotton fabric once widely used for underwear and stockings.
- What letters can be added to BALBRIGGAN?
- BALBRIGGAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BALBRIGGAN:
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