Is BALKIER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BALKIER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BALKIER mean?
Balkier is a form of BALKY.
- adjective
stopping short and refusing to go on
“a balking”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + L (1) + K (5) + I (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 13 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 BALKIER
BALKIER 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 BALKIER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- balker12
- bilker12
- baker11
- biker11
- bleak11
- brake11
- break11
- kebar11
- kibla11
- lakier10
- bake10
- balk10
- bark10
- beak10
- berk10
- bike10
- bilk10
- birk10
- kbar10
- kerb10
- kibe10
- alike9
- alkie9
- laker9
- liker9
- kab9
- bailer8
- librae8
- ilka8
- kail8
- kale8
- keir8
- kier8
- krai8
- lake8
- lark8
- leak8
- like8
- rake8
- raki8
- abler7
- baler7
- birle7
- blare7
- blear7
- brail7
- liber7
- libra7
- ark7
- elk7
- ilk7
- irk7
- kae7
- kea7
- kir7
- lek7
- able6
- abri6
- bail6
- bale6
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