Is BALUSTRADES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BALUSTRADES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BALUSTRADES mean?
Balustrades is a form of BALUSTRADE.
- noun
a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + L (1) + U (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (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 BALUSTRADES
BALUSTRADES 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 BALUSTRADES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- balustrade13
- absurdest12
- subtrades12
- arbalests11
- assurable11
- balusters11
- saturable11
- subastral11
- bastards11
- bustards11
- dabsters11
- durables11
- subadars11
- sublated11
- subtrade11
- surbased11
- tradable11
- adultress10
- assaulted10
- abstruse10
- arbalest10
- baluster10
- basaltes10
- blasters10
- blusters10
- bustlers10
- ratables10
- rustable10
- stablers10
- subareas10
- sublates10
- tableaus10
- ablated10
- abluted10
- abrades10
- absurds10
- aubades10
- baldest10
- bastard10
- batards10
- belauds10
- bestuds10
- bladers10
- blasted10
- blurted10
- brassed10
- budless10
- bursted10
- bustard10
- bustled10
- dabster10
- datable10
- daubers10
- durable10
- earbuds10
- serdabs10
- stabled10
- subadar10
- tabards10
- assaulter9
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