BALLIUMS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. BALLIUMS 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
b3a1l1l1i1u1m3s1
Depends on the listBALLIUMS · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BALLIUMS?
| 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
35WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%4.75%
Our own measure of how useful BALLIUMS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALLIUMS
No single letter turns BALLIUMS into another word.
How BALLIUMS scores
Scrabble b3a1l1l1i1u1m3s1 12
Words with Friends b4a1l2l2i1u2m4s1 17
Face value of the 8 tiles in BALLIUMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALLIUMS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BALLIUMS
ballium11 alliums9 albums10 iambus10 labium10 limbas10 limbus10 malibu10 allium8 aumils8 maills8 miauls8 mullas8 album9 balms9 bimas9 blams9 iambs9 lambs9 limba9 limbs9 lumbi9 simba9 alums7 aumil7 bails7 balls7 balus7 basil7 bills7 bulla7 bulls7 labis7 limas7 lumas7 maill7 mails7 malis7 malls7 malus7
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Common questions about BALLIUMS
- Is BALLIUMS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BALLIUMS is not in it.
- How many points is BALLIUMS worth?
- BALLIUMS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BALLIUMS?
- No single letter can be added to BALLIUMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BALLIUMS:
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