Is BALKIEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BALKIEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BALKIEST mean?
Balkiest is a form of BALKY.
- adjective
stopping short and refusing to go on
“a balking”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + L (1) + K (5) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 14 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 BALKIEST
BALKIEST 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 BALKIEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- batlike13
- skiable13
- basket12
- batiks12
- bleaks12
- kiblas12
- lakiest11
- talkies11
- bakes11
- balks11
- batik11
- beaks11
- bikes11
- bilks11
- bleak11
- kibes11
- kibla11
- alkies10
- alsike10
- latkes10
- likest10
- talkie10
- tilaks10
- bake10
- balk10
- bask10
- beak10
- bike10
- bilk10
- bisk10
- kabs10
- kibe10
- ableist9
- albites9
- astilbe9
- bastile9
- bestial9
- blastie9
- stabile9
- alike9
- alkie9
- ikats9
- kails9
- kales9
- kelts9
- ketas9
- kilts9
- kites9
- lakes9
- latke9
- leaks9
- likes9
- sakti9
- skate9
- skite9
- slake9
- stake9
- stalk9
- steak9
- takes9
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