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.
b3a1l1u1s1
Depends on the listBALUS · 5 letters · 7 pts Scrabble · 10 pts WWF
7points in Scrabble
10points in Words with Friends
5letters
0hooks available
1 in 65,354odds of drawing this rack
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
24WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.4
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.6%
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
Scrabble b3a1l1u1s1 7
Words with Friends b4a1l2u2s1 10
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.
Words starting with BALUS
6 longer words begin with BALUS.
Shorter words from the letters in BALUS
albs6 bals6 balu6 labs6 slab6 slub6 suba6 alus4 saul4 abs5 alb5 bal5 bas5 bus5 lab5 sab5 sub5 als3 alu3 las3 sal3 sau3 ab4 ba4 al2 as2 la2 us2
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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