Scrabble Word Finder

BALEFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points

Yes. BALEFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.

b3a1l1e1f4u1l1
PlayableBALEFUL · 7 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
7letters
0hooks available
1 in 1,544 thousandodds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept BALEFUL?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 48 / 100

48WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.71
Hooks 25%
0
Bingo potential 20%
full rack
Tile availability 20%
5.29%

Our own measure of how useful BALEFUL is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BALEFUL

No single letter turns BALEFUL into another word.

How BALEFUL scores

Scrabble b3a1l1e1f4u1l1 12
Words with Friends b4a1l2e1f4u2l2 16

Face value of the 7 tiles in BALEFUL, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
b12
a19
l24
e112
f12
u14

Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.

Words starting with BALEFUL

balefully17 balefulness16 balefulnesses18

3 longer words begin with BALEFUL.

Shorter words from the letters in BALEFUL

befall11 bullae8 fable10 fella8 bulla7 label7 flab9 flub9 alef7 fale7 fall7 feal7 fell7 flea7 flue7 fuel7 full7 lauf7 leaf7 able6 albe6 bael6 bale6 ball6 balu6 beal6 beau6 bell6 blae6 blue6 bull6 lube6 leal4 fab8 fub8 alf6 auf6 elf6 fae6 feu6

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Common questions about BALEFUL

Is BALEFUL valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALEFUL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is BALEFUL worth?
BALEFUL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BALEFUL?
No single letter can be added to BALEFUL to make another word.

Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BALEFUL:

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