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Balkily

b 3a 1l 1k 5i 1l 1y 4

About 3 syllables

adjective · 7 letters · Rare · adverb form of balky

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does balkily mean?

adjective

  1. stopping short and refusing to go on

    “a balking”

    Synonymsbalking

Definitions shown for balky, the base form of balkily.

Is BALKILY a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is BALKILY worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
b 3a 1l 1k 5i 1l 1y 4

Words With Friends

18 pts
b 4a 1l 2k 5i 1l 2y 3

Wordfeud

17 pts
b 4a 1l 1k 5i 1l 1y 4

NYT Crossplay

20 pts
b 4a 1l 2k 6i 1l 2y 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BALKILY

Words that end like BALKILY

Common words that share the ending -ILY, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

happilyheavilyreadilyeasilyfamilyluckilyheartilysteadilyangrilycrazilyfunnilyhastilyhuskilymerrilymoodilynastilynoisilywearilybodilybusilyclumsilycraftilydaintilygreedily
All words ending in -ILY

Balkily: quick answers

Is BALKILY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BALKILY is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BALKILY worth?
BALKILY scores 16 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 20 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does balkily mean?
balkily is the adverb form of balky, which means “stopping short and refusing to go on”.
What words can you make with the letters in BALKILY?
You can make 52 shorter words from BALKILY, such as BALKY, ALKYL, ALKY, KIBLA. See the full list.