BALLADIST is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BALLADIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BALLADIST?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALLADIST is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALLADIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
balladistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BALLADIST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BALLADIST, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALLADIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BALLADIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person who composes or sings ballads.
A balladist keeps the storytelling song tradition alive, whether by writing new verses or by performing old ones. The word is far less common than singer or poet and mostly turns up in writing about folk music and literature.
How BALLADIST is used
Used in writing about folk song and poetry to name someone devoted to the ballad form.
- The village balladist stood on a barrel and sang of the shipwreck.
- A gifted balladist, she set every local legend to a simple tune.
- Critics called him the last true balladist of the valley.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BALLADIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BALLADIST
1 longer words begin with BALLADIST.
Shorter words from the letters in BALLADIST
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Common questions about BALLADIST
- Is BALLADIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALLADIST, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALLADIST worth?
- BALLADIST is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BALLADIST mean?
- A person who composes or sings ballads.
- What letters can be added to BALLADIST?
- BALLADIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BALLADIST:
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