BALTI is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BALTI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BALTI?
| 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 BALTI is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALTI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BALTI scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BALTI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What does BALTI mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A style of curry cooked and served in a small, flat-bottomed metal pan of the same name, associated with South Asian restaurants in Britain.
The balti pan itself is a wide, two-handled dish traditionally used for fast, high-heat cooking, and the dish became closely associated with restaurants opened by Pakistani and Kashmiri immigrants in British cities, especially Birmingham, from the 1970s onward. Unlike many curries served with separate rice and side dishes, a balti is typically brought to the table still bubbling in its cooking pan and eaten directly from it with bread. The exact origin of the name is debated, with some tracing it to a region called Baltistan and others treating it mainly as a British restaurant invention.
How BALTI is used
A British culinary term, most familiar from South Asian restaurant menus rather than everyday home cooking.
- We ordered a chicken balti and a plate of naan bread.
- The restaurant served the balti straight from its cooking pan.
- Birmingham is famous for popularising the balti in Britain.
- She learned to cook a spicy lamb balti from her uncle.
- The balti arrived still sizzling at the table.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BALTI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BALTI
2 longer words begin with BALTI.
Words with BALTI inside
6 words contain BALTI in the middle. Words that start with BALTI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BALTI
Common questions about BALTI
- Is BALTI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALTI, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALTI worth?
- BALTI is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BALTI mean?
- A style of curry cooked and served in a small, flat-bottomed metal pan of the same name, associated with South Asian restaurants in Britain.
- What letters can be added to BALTI?
- BALTI takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BALTI:
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