BALM is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BALM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BALM?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALM is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BALM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BALM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What stands out about BALM
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BALM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A fragrant ointment that soothes.
Balm and balsam are the same Latin word taken into English twice, once through French and once directly. The silent letter in the middle was never pronounced in English.
How BALM is used
Uncountable and countable.
- A balm that smells of nothing in particular.
- The word balm and the word balsam are one borrowing taken twice.
- Balm for a bruised conscience, as the phrase has it.
- The silent letter in balm was never sounded.
- Two balms of very different price and identical effect.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BALM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BALM
The 4 tiles of BALM in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BALM
16 longer words begin with BALM.
Words ending in BALM
2 words end in BALM. Useful as a back hook: play BALM onto a word already on the board.
Words with BALM inside
13 words contain BALM in the middle. Words that start with BALM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BALM
Common questions about BALM
- Is BALM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALM worth?
- BALM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BALM mean?
- A fragrant ointment that soothes.
- What letters can be added to BALM?
- BALM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BALM:
Open BALM in the Word Finder