BALISTAS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. BALISTAS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BALISTAS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALISTAS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALISTAS
No single letter turns BALISTAS into another word.
How BALISTAS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BALISTAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALISTAS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BALISTAS mean in Scrabble?
BALISTAS is the plural of BALISTA.
Shorter words from the letters in BALISTAS
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Common questions about BALISTAS
- Is BALISTAS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BALISTAS is not in it.
- How many points is BALISTAS worth?
- BALISTAS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BALISTAS?
- No single letter can be added to BALISTAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BALISTAS:
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