BALLADED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. BALLADED is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
b3a1l1l1a1d2e1d2
Depends on the listBALLADED · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BALLADED?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
38WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful BALLADED is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALLADED
No single letter turns BALLADED into another word.
How BALLADED scores
Scrabble b3a1l1l1a1d2e1d2 12
Words with Friends b4a1l2l2a1d2e1d2 15
Face value of the 8 tiles in BALLADED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALLADED has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BALLADED
addable11 ballade10 balded10 bladed10 ballad9 balled9 daedal8 ladled8 bedad9 abled8 baaed8 baled8 blade8 labda8 addle7 daled7 dedal7 label7 laded7 aldea6 dalle6 ladle6 abed7 bade7 bald7 bead7 blad7 bled7 able6 alba6 albe6 baal6 bael6 bale6 ball6 beal6 bell6 blae6 dada6 dead6
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Common questions about BALLADED
- Is BALLADED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BALLADED is not in it.
- How many points is BALLADED worth?
- BALLADED is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BALLADED?
- No single letter can be added to BALLADED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BALLADED:
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