5-Letter Words Starting With BALK
- 2 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With BALK
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With BALK 2 words
How common is BALK at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 2 five-letter words that start with BALK. They average 12.5 points and the best is BALKY (14 points).
- Total words
- 2
- Average Scrabble score
- 12.5
- out of 14 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- s 50%
- y 50%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with BALK
b 3a 1l 1k 5y 4
B 3 + A 1 + L 1 + K 5 + Y 4 = 14 points
- Double word
- 28 pts
- Triple word
- 42 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
balky
- adjectivestopping short and refusing to go on“a balking”
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How many five-letter words that start with BALK are there?
There are 2 five-letter words that start with BALK in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with BALK?
BALKY is worth 14 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BALKS (11).