211 words come out when you unscramble BALADINS, starting with BALADINS itself: 11 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from BALADINS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 4 with 7, 19 with 6, 55 with 5, 60 with 4, 54 with 3 and 18 with 2.
9 of 55 5-letter words from BALADINS tie at 8 points; none scores more. BANDS, BLIND and LANDS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble BALADINS, 9 score 7 points, the group's best. SAID, LAND and BAND are the ones most people know.
54 3-letter words you get when you unscramble BALADINS; 4 of them share the top score of 6. BAD, BID and BIN are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of BALADINS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with BA · ending in NS · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; INDABAS (10 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts BALADINS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALADINS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 211) | 167 | 211 | 158 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
44 of the 211 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BALADINS, BALADIN, SALBAND, ABANDS, BLANDS, LABDAS, ABAND, BANIAS, BLADS, LABDA, NABLAS, ABID and 32 more. 9 of the 211 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BANDAS, BANDA, SABAL, DANS, NALAS, DAN, DAS, DA and SAN.
These 3 words take every letter of BALADINS plus a single extra one.