The word balsam is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • balsam n. (Chiefly UK) A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants.
  • balsam n. (Chiefly UK) A plant or tree yielding such substance.
  • balsam n. (Chiefly UK) A soothing ointment.

17 valid words from 3 definitions

CHIEFLY DERIVED FROM OIL OINTMENT OR PLANT PLANTS RESIN SMELLING SOOTHING SUBSTANCE SUCH SWEET TREE VARIOUS YIELDING

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

UK

8 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AL ALS AM BA BAL BALS BALSA SAM

7 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AB AS LA LAB MA MAS SLAB

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

SAMBAL

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

BALSAS

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

BALSA

11 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

BALSAMS BALSAMY BALSAMED BALSAMIC BALSAMIER BALSAMING BALSAMIEST BALSAMROOT BALSAMROOTS BALSAMIFEROUS BALSAMINACEOUS

3 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

OPOBALSAMS XYLOBALSAMUM XYLOBALSAMUMS

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

OPOBALSAM

9 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+D LAMBDAS
+E MABELAS
+I BAALISM
+R RAMBLAS
+S BALSAMS SAMBALS
+T LAMBAST
+Y ABYSMAL BALSAMY

14 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-A BALMS BLAMS LAMBS
-B ALMAS AMLAS LAMAS MALAS
-L SAMBA
-M ALBAS BAALS BALAS BALSA BASAL SABAL

Scrabble scoring

  • 10 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 11215 chance (0.01%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 73912 chance.

Other languages

Category without words

  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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