BALMY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BALMY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BALMY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALMY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALMY
No single letter turns BALMY into another word.
How BALMY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BALMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does BALMY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Mild, warm and pleasant, especially describing weather or air.
Balmy most often describes weather that is warm, gentle and soothing, the kind of evening air that feels comfortable without being hot or humid. The word originally comes from balm, a soothing fragrant ointment, so balmy air carries a suggestion of being soft and healing as well as simply warm. In informal American English balmy is also used, by confusion with the similar-sounding barmy, to mean slightly foolish, though the weather sense remains the primary and more widely accepted meaning. Travel writing and weather reports use the word constantly to describe a pleasant climate, especially near the coast.
How BALMY is used
Common in descriptions of pleasant weather; the slang sense meaning foolish is far less standard than the British word barmy.
- They strolled along the beach on a balmy evening.
- The island is known for its balmy winters.
- A balmy breeze drifted through the open window.
- Tourists come here for the balmy climate.
- The forecast promised balmy weather for the weekend.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BALMY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BALMY
The 5 tiles of BALMY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BALMY
Common questions about BALMY
- Is BALMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALMY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALMY worth?
- BALMY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BALMY mean?
- Mild, warm and pleasant, especially describing weather or air.
- What letters can be added to BALMY?
- No single letter can be added to BALMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BALMY:
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