Is BALKANISED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BALKANISED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BALKANISED mean?
Balkanised is a form of BALKANISE.
- verb
divide a territory into small, hostile states
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + L (1) + K (5) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 BALKANISED
BALKANISED 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.
Words you can make from BALKANISED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- balkanise15
- bankside15
- blankies14
- ikebanas14
- kielbasa14
- sinkable14
- blanked14
- blinked14
- knaidels13
- sandlike13
- akebias13
- banksia13
- blankie13
- ikebana13
- skiable13
- balked13
- banked13
- basked13
- bilked13
- delinks12
- kalends12
- kindles12
- knaidel12
- slinked12
- akebia12
- blanks12
- bleaks12
- blinks12
- kiblas12
- baked12
- biked12
- sandable11
- alkanes11
- alkines11
- kalians11
- ankled11
- dansak11
- delink11
- kilned11
- kindle11
- kneads11
- linked11
- silked11
- slaked11
- snaked11
- bakes11
- balks11
- banks11
- beaks11
- bikes11
- bilks11
- blank11
- bleak11
- blink11
- kibes11
- kibla11
- baldies10
- bandies10
- basined10
- bindles10
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