BALLANS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. BALLANS 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BALLANS?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALLANS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALLANS
No single letter turns BALLANS into another word.
How BALLANS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BALLANS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does BALLANS mean in Scrabble?
BALLANS is the plural of BALLAN.
Shorter words from the letters in BALLANS
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Common questions about BALLANS
- Is BALLANS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BALLANS is not in it.
- How many points is BALLANS worth?
- BALLANS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BALLANS?
- No single letter can be added to BALLANS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BALLANS:
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