BALDPATE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BALDPATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BALDPATE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALDPATE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALDPATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BALDPATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BALDPATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALDPATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BALDPATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person with a bald head; also the American wigeon, a duck with a white crown.
The duck got its name from the pale patch on the male's head, which resembles a bare scalp. In older teasing speech a baldpate was simply a man with no hair.
How BALDPATE is used
Dated, jokey word for a bald man, and a bird name in natural history.
- The old baldpate rubbed his shining head.
- A baldpate floated among the reeds on the pond.
- Birdwatchers marked a male baldpate in the flock.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BALDPATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BALDPATE
2 longer words begin with BALDPATE.
Shorter words from the letters in BALDPATE
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Common questions about BALDPATE
- Is BALDPATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALDPATE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALDPATE worth?
- BALDPATE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BALDPATE mean?
- A person with a bald head; also the American wigeon, a duck with a white crown.
- What letters can be added to BALDPATE?
- BALDPATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BALDPATE:
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