What does BALK mean?
BALK is a valid word in the ENABLE word game list, worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends.
- Pronunciation
- /bɔk/
- Letters
- 4
- Scrabble score
- 10
- Words With Friends score
- 12
- How common
- Uncommon
Meaning
verb
- refuse to comply
noun
- the area on a billiard table behind the balkline“a player with ball in hand must play from the balk”
- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
- an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
balks11balked13
Anagrams of BALK
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside BALK
9 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
Related
Questions
Is BALK a Scrabble word?
BALK is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Official tournament dictionaries differ slightly, so check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is BALK worth?
BALK is worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values and 12 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from BALK?
9 other words, including AL, LA, LAB and BA.