BALLADIN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. BALLADIN 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BALLADIN?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALLADIN is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALLADIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BALLADIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BALLADIN, 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 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALLADIN has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BALLADIN
4 longer words begin with BALLADIN.
Shorter words from the letters in BALLADIN
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Common questions about BALLADIN
- Is BALLADIN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BALLADIN is not in it.
- How many points is BALLADIN worth?
- BALLADIN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BALLADIN?
- BALLADIN takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BALLADIN:
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