BAULK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BAULK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BAULK?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAULK is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAULK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BAULK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BAULK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does BAULK mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To hesitate or refuse to proceed with something, especially out of reluctance or fear; the British spelling of balk.
Baulk describes the moment someone stops short of doing something, usually because a cost, risk, or unpleasant detail suddenly gives them pause. A buyer might baulk at a high price, or a nervous horse might baulk at a jump, refusing to go on despite being urged forward. The spelling baulk is the more common form in British English, while balk dominates in American writing, though both describe the same act of pulling back at the last moment. As a noun, baulk also names a section of a billiard table and a ridge of unploughed earth, senses that come from the same root idea of an obstacle or barrier.
How BAULK is used
British spelling of balk; used mainly as a verb meaning to hesitate, often followed by at, as in baulk at the cost.
- The board began to baulk at the proposed budget.
- Investors baulked when they saw the final figures.
- The horse baulked at the final fence and refused to jump.
- Buyers often baulk at the asking price for older houses.
- He baulked at signing the contract without reading it twice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAULK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BAULK
14 longer words begin with BAULK.
Shorter words from the letters in BAULK
Common questions about BAULK
- Is BAULK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BAULK, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BAULK worth?
- BAULK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAULK mean?
- To hesitate or refuse to proceed with something, especially out of reluctance or fear; the British spelling of balk.
- What letters can be added to BAULK?
- BAULK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BAULK:
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