BALLETOMANE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BALLETOMANE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BALLETOMANE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALLETOMANE is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALLETOMANE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
balletomanesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BALLETOMANE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BALLETOMANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALLETOMANE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BALLETOMANE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person with a passionate enthusiasm for ballet.
A balletomane is more than an occasional theatregoer: such a fan follows companies, compares dancers and attends performances again and again. The word came into English from Russian and French, where ballet-lovers had long enjoyed their own name.
How BALLETOMANE is used
Balletomane is used in arts writing for devoted ballet fans.
- As a lifelong balletomane, she saw every production of the season.
- The balletomane debated the merits of each new Swan Lake.
- Critics and balletomanes packed the opening night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BALLETOMANE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BALLETOMANE
1 longer words begin with BALLETOMANE.
Shorter words from the letters in BALLETOMANE
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Common questions about BALLETOMANE
- Is BALLETOMANE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALLETOMANE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALLETOMANE worth?
- BALLETOMANE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BALLETOMANE mean?
- A person with a passionate enthusiasm for ballet.
- What letters can be added to BALLETOMANE?
- BALLETOMANE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BALLETOMANE:
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