Is BALKANISING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BALKANISING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BALKANISING mean?
Balkanising is a form of BALKANISE.
- verb
divide a territory into small, hostile states
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + L (1) + K (5) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 BALKANISING
BALKANISING 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 BALKANISING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
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- basking14
- bilking14
- inklings13
- slinking13
- banksia13
- kanbans13
- baking13
- biking13
- ankling12
- inkings12
- inkling12
- kilning12
- lakings12
- likings12
- linking12
- silking12
- sinking12
- slaking12
- snaking12
- blanks12
- blinks12
- kanban12
- kiblas12
- abigails11
- kalians11
- asking11
- gaskin11
- inking11
- kiangs11
- laking11
- liking11
- skiing11
- balks11
- banks11
- bilks11
- blank11
- blink11
- kibla11
- abasing10
- abigail10
- ablings10
- bailing10
- balings10
- biasing10
- bisnaga10
- sibling10
- kalian10
- kinins10
- ganks10
- ginks10
- kiang10
- kings10
- balk10
- bank10
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