BALONEY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BALONEY 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 BALONEY?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALONEY is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALONEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
baloneysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BALONEY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BALONEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does BALONEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Foolish or deceptive talk; nonsense.
Calling something baloney is a light-hearted way to reject a claim you do not believe. The word is a spelling of bologna, a kind of sausage, which gave the slang sense. Baloney is gentler than stronger words of rejection.
How BALONEY is used
Used in informal speech, often as "that is baloney".
- That story about the talking dog is pure baloney.
- Do not give me that baloney about being too busy.
- He dismissed the rumour as baloney.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BALONEY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BALONEY
1 longer words begin with BALONEY.
Shorter words from the letters in BALONEY
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Common questions about BALONEY
- Is BALONEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALONEY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALONEY worth?
- BALONEY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BALONEY mean?
- Foolish or deceptive talk; nonsense.
- What letters can be added to BALONEY?
- BALONEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BALONEY:
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