BALLADRY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BALLADRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BALLADRY?
| 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 BALLADRY is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALLADRY
No single letter turns BALLADRY into another word.
How BALLADRY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BALLADRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALLADRY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BALLADRY mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
Ballads taken together, or the art of composing and singing them.
Scholars speak of the balladry of a region to cover its whole stock of story-songs. The word suggests an oral tradition handed down by singers rather than one famous poem.
How BALLADRY is used
Used in literary and folk-music discussion, where balladry is often tied to a place or period.
- Scottish balladry is full of tragic love and border raids.
- She collected the balladry of the Appalachian hills.
- The poet drew on medieval balladry for his rhythms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BALLADRY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BALLADRY
The 8 tiles of BALLADRY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BALLADRY
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Common questions about BALLADRY
- Is BALLADRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALLADRY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALLADRY worth?
- BALLADRY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BALLADRY mean?
- Ballads taken together, or the art of composing and singing them.
- What letters can be added to BALLADRY?
- No single letter can be added to BALLADRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BALLADRY:
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