BALKANISATIONS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. BALKANISATIONS 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BALKANISATIONS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALKANISATIONS is to know. It scores 20 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALKANISATIONS
No single letter turns BALKANISATIONS into another word.
How BALKANISATIONS scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in BALKANISATIONS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALKANISATIONS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BALKANISATIONS
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Common questions about BALKANISATIONS
- Is BALKANISATIONS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BALKANISATIONS is not in it.
- How many points is BALKANISATIONS worth?
- BALKANISATIONS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BALKANISATIONS?
- No single letter can be added to BALKANISATIONS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of BALKANISATIONS:
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