BALK is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BALK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BALK?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALK is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BALK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BALK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does BALK mean in Scrabble?
verb
To hesitate or refuse to proceed.
Balk began as a word for a ridge of unploughed land, and the sense of refusing came from a horse stopping at one. Baseball uses it for an illegal movement by a pitcher, which keeps the older idea of a check.
How BALK is used
Balked, balking. Usually balk at.
- They balked at the price and walked out.
- The word balk first named a ridge of unploughed land.
- A horse balked at the ditch and gave the word its meaning.
- A balk in baseball is an illegal movement.
- Balking at the last moment costs more than refusing early.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BALK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BALK
Showing 24 of 27 words that begin with BALK.
Shorter words from the letters in BALK
Common questions about BALK
- Is BALK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALK, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALK worth?
- BALK is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BALK mean?
- To hesitate or refuse to proceed.
- What letters can be added to BALK?
- BALK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BALK:
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