Words That Start With BALK
- 28 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words That Start With BALK
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With BALK 28 words
5-Letter Words Starting With BALK 2
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words Starting With BALK 2
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Starting With BALK 4
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Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words Starting With BALK 3
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Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words Starting With BALK 2
Full 14-letter listHow common is BALK at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 28 words that start with BALK. Most are 9 letters long, they average 17.5 points, the best is BALKANIZATIONS (29 points) and 35.7% end in S.
- Total words
- 28
- Most common length
- 9 letters
- 5 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 17.5
- out of 29 max
- Longest word
- BALKANISATIONS
- 14 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 35.7% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 35.7%
- d 10.7%
- e 10.7%
Top vowel pairs
- io14.3%
- ie7.1%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring word that starts with BALK
B 3 + A 1 + L 1 + K 5 + A 1 + N 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + A 1 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1 + S 1 = 29 points
- Double word
- 58 pts
- Triple word
- 87 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
balkanizations
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many words that start with BALK are there?
There are 28 words that start with BALK in our combined English word list. The most common length is 9 letters, with 5 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word that starts with BALK?
BALKANIZATIONS is worth 29 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BALKANIZATION (28), BALKANIZING (27), BALKANIZED (26).
What are some common words that start with BALK?
Everyday examples include BALKIER, BALKIEST, BALKY. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word that starts with BALK?
BALKANISATIONS has 14 letters.