BALLAN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. BALLAN 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 8 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
b3a1l1l1a1n1
Depends on the listBALLAN · 6 letters · 8 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF
8points in Scrabble
12points in Words with Friends
6letters
2hooks available
1 in 459,897odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept BALLAN?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.33
Hooks 25%2
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.67%
Our own measure of how useful BALLAN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALLAN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BALLAN scores
Scrabble b3a1l1l1a1n1 8
Words with Friends b4a1l2l2a1n2 12
Face value of the 6 tiles in BALLAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
Words starting with BALLAN
7 longer words begin with BALLAN.
Shorter words from the letters in BALLAN
banal7 nabla7 nalla5 alba6 baal6 ball6 alan4 anal4 lana4 nala4 aba5 alb5 baa5 bal5 ban5 lab5 nab5 aal3 ala3 all3 ana3 ab4 ba4 aa2 al2 an2 la2 na2
Common questions about BALLAN
- Is BALLAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALLAN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALLAN worth?
- BALLAN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BALLAN?
- BALLAN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BALLAN:
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