BALKANISED is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 17 points
Yes for Scrabble. BALKANISED 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.
b3a1l1k5a1n1i1s1e1d2
PlayableBALKANISED · 10 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BALKANISED?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.7
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful BALKANISED is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALKANISED
No single letter turns BALKANISED into another word.
How BALKANISED scores
Scrabble b3a1l1k5a1n1i1s1e1d2 17
Words with Friends b4a1l2k5a1n2i1s1e1d2 20
Face value of the 10 tiles in BALKANISED, 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 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALKANISED has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BALKANISED
balkanise15 baladines12 banalised12 bandlike15 bankside15 blankies14 ikebanas14 kielbasa14 sinkable14 knaidels13 sandlike13 baladine11 baladins11 sandable11 banalise10 blanked14 blinked14 akebias13 banksia13 blankie13 ikebana13 libkens13 seabank13 skiable13 aslaked12 delinks12 kalends12 kandies12 kindles12 knaidel12 skailed12 slinked12 akenial11 alkanes11 alkines11 kalians11 baladin10 baldies10 bandies10 basined10
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Common questions about BALKANISED
- Is BALKANISED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BALKANISED is not in it.
- How many points is BALKANISED worth?
- BALKANISED is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BALKANISED?
- No single letter can be added to BALKANISED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BALKANISED:
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