BALD is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BALD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BALD?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALD is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BALD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BALD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does BALD mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having little or no hair on the scalp.
A bald head has lost most or all of the hair that once covered it, whether from age, genetics, or illness. The word bald can also describe something plain or without decoration, such as a bald statement of fact.
How BALD is used
Used both literally for hair loss and figuratively for plainness.
- The bald man wore a cap to protect his scalp from the sun.
- Her father grew increasingly bald throughout his forties.
- The report gave a bald summary of the company's failures.
- He shaved his head completely bald before the race.
- The eagle's bald white head gives the species its common name.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BALD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BALD
The 4 tiles of BALD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BALD
Showing 24 of 39 words that begin with BALD.
Words ending in BALD
5 words end in BALD. Useful as a back hook: play BALD onto a word already on the board.
Words with BALD inside
11 words contain BALD in the middle. Words that start with BALD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BALD
Common questions about BALD
- Is BALD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALD, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALD worth?
- BALD is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BALD mean?
- Having little or no hair on the scalp.
- What letters can be added to BALD?
- BALD takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BALD:
Open BALD in the Word Finder