BALLADING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. BALLADING 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
b3a1l1l1a1d2i1n1g2
Depends on the listBALLADING · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BALLADING?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.56%
Our own measure of how useful BALLADING is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALLADING
No single letter turns BALLADING into another word.
How BALLADING scores
Scrabble b3a1l1l1a1d2i1n1g2 13
Words with Friends b4a1l2l2a1d2i1n2g3 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in BALLADING, 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 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALLADING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BALLADING
balladin11 balding11 blading11 baladin10 balling10 albinal9 ladling9 abling9 baaing9 baling9 ballad9 indaba9 ballan8 labial8 lading8 ligand8 agnail7 lalang7 aband8 adlib8 banda8 bland8 blind8 bling8 labda8 algid7 banal7 bania7 binal7 blain7 gland7 labia7 nabla7 again6 agila6 ainga6 aland6 alang6 algal6 algin6
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Common questions about BALLADING
- Is BALLADING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BALLADING is not in it.
- How many points is BALLADING worth?
- BALLADING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BALLADING?
- No single letter can be added to BALLADING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BALLADING:
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