BALDERDASH is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BALDERDASH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BALDERDASH?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALDERDASH is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALDERDASH
No single letter turns BALDERDASH into another word.
How BALDERDASH scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BALDERDASH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALDERDASH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BALDERDASH mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalhumorous
Senseless talk or writing; utter nonsense.
Balderdash has a comic, old-fashioned ring that makes dismissal sound gentler than harsher words do. Speakers reach for it when an idea seems silly rather than dangerous.
How BALDERDASH is used
A light, slightly dated way to reject a claim.
- The claim that the moon is hollow is pure balderdash.
- He dismissed the rumour as balderdash.
- Stop talking balderdash and listen to the facts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BALDERDASH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BALDERDASH
1 longer words begin with BALDERDASH.
Shorter words from the letters in BALDERDASH
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Common questions about BALDERDASH
- Is BALDERDASH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALDERDASH, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALDERDASH worth?
- BALDERDASH is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BALDERDASH mean?
- Senseless talk or writing; utter nonsense.
- What letters can be added to BALDERDASH?
- No single letter can be added to BALDERDASH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BALDERDASH:
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