Is BALDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BALDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BALDING mean?
- adjective
getting bald
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + L (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 11 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BALDING
BALDING has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of BALDING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BALDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- blading11
- baling9
- lading8
- ligand8
- bland8
- blind8
- bling8
- algid7
- binal7
- blain7
- gland7
- bald7
- band7
- bang7
- bind7
- bing7
- blag7
- glib7
- algin6
- align6
- liang6
- ligan6
- linga6
- nidal6
- bail6
- bani6
- blin6
- dang6
- ding6
- gadi6
- gild6
- glad6
- bad6
- bag6
- bid6
- big6
- dab6
- dib6
- gab6
- gib6
- agin5
- dial5
- gain5
- glia5
- laid5
- land5
- lang5
- ling5
- alb5
- bal5
- ban5
- bin5
- dag5
- dig5
- gad5
- gid5
- lab5
- lib5
- nab5
- nib5
Study BALDING and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.