BALUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. BALUS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BALUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALUS is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALUS
No single letter turns BALUS into another word.
How BALUS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BALUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does BALUS mean in Scrabble?
BALUS is the plural of BALU.
BALU(noun) — A bear, a word taken from Hindi that also appears in English in the spelling baloo.
Words starting with BALUS
6 longer words begin with BALUS.
Shorter words from the letters in BALUS
Common questions about BALUS
- Is BALUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BALUS is not in it.
- How many points is BALUS worth?
- BALUS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BALUS?
- No single letter can be added to BALUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BALUS:
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