Is BALUSTRADE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BALUSTRADE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BALUSTRADE mean?
- noun
a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + L (1) + U (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + D (2) + E (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 BALUSTRADE
Single letters that turn BALUSTRADE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks2
Words you can make from BALUSTRADE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- saturable11
- durables11
- sublated11
- subtrade11
- tradable11
- arbalest10
- baluster10
- ratables10
- rustable10
- tableaus10
- ablated10
- abluted10
- abrades10
- aubades10
- baldest10
- bastard10
- batards10
- belauds10
- bladers10
- blasted10
- blurted10
- bursted10
- bustard10
- bustled10
- dabster10
- datable10
- daubers10
- durable10
- earbuds10
- stabled10
- subadar10
- tabards10
- adulates9
- abaters9
- ablates9
- ablauts9
- abreast9
- arables9
- arbutes9
- blaster9
- bluster9
- bursate9
- bustler9
- butlers9
- labrets9
- ratable9
- stabler9
- subalar9
- subarea9
- sublate9
- subtler9
- tableau9
- tabular9
- abased9
- abated9
- abrade9
- absurd9
- abused9
- ardebs9
- aubade9
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