BALKINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BALKINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BALKINESS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALKINESS is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALKINESS
No single letter turns BALKINESS into another word.
How BALKINESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BALKINESS, 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 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALKINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BALKINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being stubborn and likely to stop or refuse to go on.
Riders speak of a horse's balkiness when it plants its feet at a jump. The same word describes a machine that stalls or a person who digs in and will not cooperate.
How BALKINESS is used
Applies to animals, machines and people alike.
- The mule's balkiness made the climb take twice as long.
- An old engine's balkiness showed on cold mornings.
- His balkiness in meetings slowed every decision.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BALKINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BALKINESS
1 longer words begin with BALKINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in BALKINESS
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Common questions about BALKINESS
- Is BALKINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALKINESS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALKINESS worth?
- BALKINESS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BALKINESS mean?
- The quality of being stubborn and likely to stop or refuse to go on.
- What letters can be added to BALKINESS?
- No single letter can be added to BALKINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BALKINESS:
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