BALLINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. BALLINGS 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BALLINGS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALLINGS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALLINGS
No single letter turns BALLINGS into another word.
How BALLINGS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BALLINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALLINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of BALLINGS
The 8 tiles of BALLINGS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BALLINGS
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Common questions about BALLINGS
- Is BALLINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BALLINGS is not in it.
- How many points is BALLINGS worth?
- BALLINGS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BALLINGS?
- No single letter can be added to BALLINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BALLINGS:
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