Is BAULKED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BAULKED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BAULKED mean?
Baulked is a form of BAULK.
- noun
the area on a billiard table behind the balkline
“a player with ball in hand must play from the balk”
- noun
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- noun
one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
- verb
refuse to comply
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + U (1) + L (1) + K (5) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 BAULKED
BAULKED 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 BAULKED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- balked13
- bulked13
- baked12
- baulk11
- bleak11
- laked10
- bake10
- balk10
- beak10
- bulk10
- belaud9
- duke9
- kab9
- abled8
- baled8
- blade8
- blued8
- daube8
- lubed8
- kale8
- lake8
- leak8
- leku8
- dak8
- abed7
- bade7
- bald7
- baud7
- bead7
- bedu7
- bled7
- daub7
- auk7
- elk7
- kae7
- kea7
- kue7
- lek7
- uke7
- able6
- bale6
- beal6
- beau6
- blae6
- blue6
- lube6
- bad6
- bed6
- bud6
- dab6
- deb6
- dub6
- ka6
- auld5
- dale5
- deal5
- dual5
- duel5
- lade5
- laud5
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