Unscramble BALLADINS and you have 229 words, BALLADINS itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are BALADINS and BALLADIN, 11 points each. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from BALLADINS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 8 with 7, 24 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 56 with 3 and 18 with 2.
Of the 24 6-letter words from BALLADINS, 7 score 9 points, the group's best. ISLAND, BLINDS and SANDAL are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble BALLADINS, the top score is 8, reached by 9. BANDS, BILLS and BLIND are the familiar ones.
9 of 60 4-letter words made with BALLADINS letters tie at 7 points; none scores more. SAID, LAND and BILL will look familiar.
Of the 56 3-letter words you get when you unscramble BALLADINS, 4 score 6 points, the group's best. ALL, BAD and BID are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of BALLADINS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with BA · ending in NS · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with BALLADS and INDABAS (10 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
BALLADINS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALLADINS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 229) | 177 | 229 | 168 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 52 of them: BALLADINS, BALADINS, BALLADIN, BALADIN, SALBAND, ABANDS, BALLANS, BLANDS, LABDAS, ABAND, BALLAN, BANIAS and 40 more. Words With Friends* skips 9 of them: BANDAS, BANDA, SABAL, DANS, NALAS, DAN, DAS, DA and SAN.
This word takes every letter of BALLADINS plus a single extra one.