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Is balance a Scrabble word?

Yes, balance is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 11 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of balance?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (uncountable) A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.Examples: "But civilized man is quite a different animal, and when he wipes out an entire city or levels a forest, he is no longer working within the natural balance of things."Synonyms: equilibriumuncountable

2. (uncountable) Mental equilibrium; mental health; calmness, a state of remaining clear-headed and unperturbed.uncountable

3. (literally or figuratively) Something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight.Examples: "These weights are used as a balance for the overhanging verandah."; "Blair thought he could provide a useful balance to Bush's policies."countablefigurativelyliterallyuncountable

4. (uncountable) Awareness of both viewpoints or matters; neutrality; rationality; objectivity.Synonyms: disinterest, even-handedness, fairness, impartiality, neutrality, nonpartisanshipuncountable

5. (uncountable) The overall result of conflicting forces, opinions etc.; the influence which ultimately "weighs" more than others.Examples: "The balance of power finally lay with the Royalist forces."; "I think the balance of opinion is that we should get out while we're ahead."; "The shift in the balance of power online has allowed anyone to publish to the world, from dispirited teenagers in south London to an anonymous cyber-dissident in a Middle East autocracy."uncountable

6. (uncountable) Apparent harmony in art (between differing colours, sounds, etc.).uncountable

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.transitive

2. (transitive, figurative) To make (concepts) agree.Examples: "the Proteus Principle helps to qualify and balance the concepts of narrators and of narrative situations as previously developed in classical studies by G erard Genette and Franz Stanzel."figurativelytransitive

3. (transitive) To hold (an object or objects) precariously; to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling.Examples: "I balanced my mug of coffee on my knee."; "The circus performer balances a plate on the end of a baton."transitive

4. (transitive) To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.Examples: "Ballance the Good and Evil of Things."; "Mr. Morrison's ruling to reopen the station as a shelter was given after he had balanced the relative dangers of flooding and bombing."transitive

5. (transitive, dance) To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally.Examples: "to balance partners"transitive

6. (nautical) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass.Examples: "to balance the boom mainsail"

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "balance"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "balance"?

Scrabble
11 points
B3
A1
L1
A1
N1
C3
E1
Words With Friends
15 points
B4
A1
L2
A1
N2
C4
E1

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