BALMACAAN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BALMACAAN 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 BALMACAAN?
| 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 BALMACAAN is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALMACAAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
balmacaansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BALMACAAN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BALMACAAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 4 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALMACAAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BALMACAAN
- The letter A appears four times in BALMACAAN.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with BALMACAAN
1 longer words begin with BALMACAAN.
Shorter words from the letters in BALMACAAN
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Common questions about BALMACAAN
- Is BALMACAAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALMACAAN, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALMACAAN worth?
- BALMACAAN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BALMACAAN?
- BALMACAAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BALMACAAN:
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