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Is balm a Scrabble word?

Yes, balm is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 8 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of balm?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (figuratively) Something soothing.Examples: "Classical music is a sweet balm for our sorrows."; "BEAT on, proud billows; Boreas blow; / Swell, curled waves, high as Jove's roof; / Your incivility doth ſhow, / That innocence is tempeſt proof; / Though ſurly Nereus frown, my thoughts are calm; / Then ſtrike, Affliction, for thy wounds are balm. [Attributed to Roger L'Estrange (1616–1704).]"Synonyms: balsamcountablefigurativelyuncountable

verb (English)

1. (transitive, archaic) To anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal.Examples: "Shrouded in cloth of state, balmed and entreasured / With full bags of spices!"archaictransitive

2. (transitive, figurative) To soothe; to mitigate.Examples: "This rest might yet have balmed thy broken sinews"figurativelytransitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

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

How many Scrabble points is the word "balm"?

Scrabble
8 points
B3
A1
L1
M3
Words With Friends
11 points
B4
A1
L2
M4

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