BALDERB is not a word, but unscramble BALDERB and 122 words appear: the best are DABBLER, DRABBLE and RABBLED at 12 points each. The strongest shorter words are BARBED, DABBLE and DABBER, 11 points each. The 7 letters split into 2 vowels and 5 consonants.
B34A1L12D2E1R1B34
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from BALDERB split into 3 with 7 letters, 9 with 6, 21 with 5, 44 with 4, 30 with 3 and 15 with 2.
5 of 44 4-letter words you get when you unscramble BALDERB tie at 8 points; none scores more. READ, REAL and ABLE will look familiar.
Keep every letter of BALDERB but one, change that one, and you get:
More 7-letter words: starting with DR · ending in LE · all 7-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DABBLER, DRABBLE and RABBLED (12 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
No. BALDERB itself is not a word in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK or the list Words With Friends is built on, but its letters make 122 words that are.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALDERB itself | No | No | No |
| Answers accepted (of 122) | 103 | 122 | 98 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ABBED, BEDRAL, ABB, BELAR, BLAD, BLAER, ABER, ALBE, ARLED, BAEL, ARED, EARD and 7 more, 19 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BLADER, ABLED, BEAL, BAE and DA, 5 in all.
These 7 words take every letter of BALDERB plus a single extra one.