Is IMBALANCED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, IMBALANCED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does IMBALANCED mean?
- adjective
being or thrown out of equilibrium
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
I (1) + M (3) + B (3) + A (1) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + D (2) = 17 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 IMBALANCED
IMBALANCED 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 IMBALANCED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- imbalance15
- calamined14
- ambiance14
- amicable14
- climbed14
- dicamba14
- abidance13
- balanced13
- camailed13
- damnable13
- maenadic13
- manacled13
- mandalic13
- mandible13
- alembic13
- cambial13
- cembali13
- analcime12
- calamine12
- beadman12
- cabined12
- camelid12
- claimed12
- decimal12
- declaim12
- medical12
- amebic12
- becalm12
- cabman12
- cabmen12
- cambia12
- amiable11
- anaemic11
- balance11
- camelia11
- manacle11
- melanic11
- minable11
- namable11
- ambled11
- badman11
- badmen11
- bedamn11
- bedlam11
- beldam11
- blamed11
- cabled11
- calmed11
- lambda11
- lambed11
- limbed11
- macled11
- minced11
- climb11
- alcaide10
- canaled10
- candela10
- decanal10
- inlaced10
- leadman10
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