BALKIEST is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BALKIEST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
b3a1l1k5i1e1s1t1
PlayableBALKIEST · 8 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BALKIEST?
| 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: 40 / 100
40WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.75
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.88%
Our own measure of how useful BALKIEST is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALKIEST
No single letter turns BALKIEST into another word.
How BALKIEST scores
Scrabble b3a1l1k5i1e1s1t1 14
Words with Friends b4a1l2k5i1e1s1t1 16
Face value of the 8 tiles in BALKIEST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALKIEST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BALKIEST
- All 8 letters of BALKIEST are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BALKIEST
batlike13 skiable13 lakiest11 talkies11 ableist9 albites9 astilbe9 bastile9 bestial9 blastie9 libates9 stabile9 basket12 batiks12 bleaks12 kiblas12 alkies10 alsike10 lasket10 latkes10 likest10 sklate10 talkie10 tilaks10 ablest8 ablets8 abseil8 albeit8 albite8 balise8 baltis8 bastle8 blaest8 blaise8 blates8 bleats8 blites8 isabel8 libate8 stable8
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Common questions about BALKIEST
- Is BALKIEST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALKIEST, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALKIEST worth?
- BALKIEST is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BALKIEST?
- No single letter can be added to BALKIEST to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BALKIEST:
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