BALLADIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BALLADIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BALLADIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALLADIC is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALLADIC
No single letter turns BALLADIC into another word.
How BALLADIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BALLADIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALLADIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BALLADIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having the nature or style of a ballad.
Critics call a poem or song balladic when it tells a story in simple verse with a steady rhythm. The word describes manner, not the subject itself.
How BALLADIC is used
Used when discussing poetry and songwriting.
- The poem had a balladic rhythm that begged to be sung.
- Her balladic style turned every tale into a song.
- He admired the balladic simplicity of the old border songs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BALLADIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BALLADIC
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Common questions about BALLADIC
- Is BALLADIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALLADIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALLADIC worth?
- BALLADIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BALLADIC mean?
- Having the nature or style of a ballad.
- What letters can be added to BALLADIC?
- No single letter can be added to BALLADIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BALLADIC:
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