BALLADE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BALLADE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BALLADE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALLADE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALLADE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BALLADE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BALLADE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does BALLADE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A verse form of three stanzas with a repeating refrain, or a dramatic piece of music, often for piano.
The poetic ballade came from medieval France and relies on a strict rhyme pattern that returns the same closing line at the end of every stanza. Composers such as Chopin later borrowed the name for single-movement piano works with a storytelling feel.
How BALLADE is used
Ballade is used in literary criticism and in concert programmes, and should not be mixed up with the folk "ballad".
- The poet wrote a ballade with a refrain about lost spring.
- She played a Chopin ballade as her encore.
- Each ballade in the collection ends with the same line.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BALLADE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BALLADE
6 longer words begin with BALLADE.
Shorter words from the letters in BALLADE
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Common questions about BALLADE
- Is BALLADE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALLADE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALLADE worth?
- BALLADE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BALLADE mean?
- A verse form of three stanzas with a repeating refrain, or a dramatic piece of music, often for piano.
- What letters can be added to BALLADE?
- BALLADE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BALLADE:
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