BALEFIRE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BALEFIRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BALEFIRE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALEFIRE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALEFIRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
balefiresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BALEFIRE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BALEFIRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALEFIRE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BALEFIRE
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BALEFIRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A large open-air fire lit as a signal, beacon or celebration.
A balefire on a hilltop once passed warnings from ridge to ridge faster than any rider. Fantasy fiction and folk festivals keep the word alive for ritual and ceremonial blazes.
How BALEFIRE is used
Literary or historical; common in fantasy writing.
- A balefire glowed on the headland to warn of the fleet.
- The villagers gathered round the balefire at midsummer.
- Smoke from the balefire rose into the night sky.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BALEFIRE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BALEFIRE
The 8 tiles of BALEFIRE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BALEFIRE
1 longer words begin with BALEFIRE.
Shorter words from the letters in BALEFIRE
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Common questions about BALEFIRE
- Is BALEFIRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALEFIRE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALEFIRE worth?
- BALEFIRE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BALEFIRE mean?
- A large open-air fire lit as a signal, beacon or celebration.
- What letters can be added to BALEFIRE?
- BALEFIRE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BALEFIRE:
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