BALKANISE is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 15 points
Yes for Scrabble. BALKANISE is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
b3a1l1k5a1n1i1s1e1
PlayableBALKANISE · 9 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
2hooks available
Which word lists accept BALKANISE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
36WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.67
Hooks 25%2
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.22%
Our own measure of how useful BALKANISE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALKANISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BALKANISE scores
Scrabble b3a1l1k5a1n1i1s1e1 15
Words with Friends b4a1l2k5a1n2i1s1e1 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in BALKANISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALKANISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BALKANISE
2 longer words begin with BALKANISE.
Shorter words from the letters in BALKANISE
blankies14 ikebanas14 kielbasa14 sinkable14 banalise10 akebias13 banksia13 blankie13 ikebana13 libkens13 seabank13 skiable13 akenial11 alkanes11 alkines11 kalians11 abelian9 abelias9 bansela9 basinal9 lesbian9 akebia12 banaks12 blanks12 bleaks12 blinks12 kiblas12 libken12 nikabs12 akelas10 alkane10 alkies10 alkine10 alsike10 ankles10 aslake10 inkles10 kalian10 kanaes10 kinase10
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Common questions about BALKANISE
- Is BALKANISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BALKANISE is not in it.
- How many points is BALKANISE worth?
- BALKANISE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BALKANISE?
- BALKANISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BALKANISE:
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