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Is balderdash a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word balderdash is a Scrabble US word. The word balderdash is worth 17 points in Scrabble:

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Is balderdash a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word balderdash is a Scrabble UK word and has 17 points:

B3A1L1D2E1R1D2A1S1H4

Is balderdash a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word balderdash is a Words With Friends word. The word balderdash is worth 18 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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10-letter words (1 found)

BALDERDASH,

9-letter words (1 found)

BALDHEADS,

8-letter words (6 found)

ASHLARED,BALDHEAD,BASELARD,BLADDERS,HALBERDS,SHARABLE,

7-letter words (25 found)

ABASHED,ABRADED,ABRADES,ADDABLE,ADREADS,ARABLES,BARDASH,BEDRALS,BERDASH,BHARALS,BLADDER,BLADERS,BLASHED,BRASHED,DALEDHS,EARBASH,HALBERD,HARELDS,HERALDS,HERBALS,LADDERS,RADDLES,SADDLER,SHARDED,SRADDHA,

6-letter words (79 found)

ABASED,ABASER,ABEARS,ABRADE,ADDERS,ADDLES,ADREAD,ALDEAS,ALDERS,ARABLE,ARDEBS,AREADS,ASHLAR,ASHLER,BADDER,BALDED,BALDER,BALERS,BARDED,BARDES,BASHED,BASHER,BEARDS,BEDASH,BEDRAL,BELAHS,BELARS,BHARAL,BLADED,BLADER,BLADES,BLAHED,BLAHER,BLARED,BLARES,BLEARS,BREADS,DADAHS,DAEDAL,DALEDH,DALEDS,DASHED,DASHER,DEBARS,DHABAS,DREADS,HALERS,HALSED,HALSER,HARELD,HARLED,HEALDS,HEARDS,HERALD,HERBAL,LABDAS,LADDER,LADERS,LAHARS,LARDED,LASHED,LASHER,RADDLE,RASHED,READDS,REHABS,SABLED,SABLER,SABRED,SADDER,SADDLE,SALADE,SARDEL,SERDAB,SHADED,SHADER,SHALED,SHARED,SRADHA,

5-letter words (152 found)

AAHED,ABASE,ABASH,ABEAR,ABERS,ABLED,ABLER,ABLES,ADDER,ADDLE,ADRAD,ADRED,AHEAD,ALBAS,ALDEA,ALDER,ARBAS,ARDEB,AREAD,AREAL,AREAS,AREDD,ARLED,ARLES,ARSED,ASHED,BAAED,BAALS,BAELS,BALAS,BALDS,BALED,BALER,BALES,BALSA,BARDE,BARDS,BARED,BARES,BASAL,BASED,BASER,BEADS,BEALS,BEARD,BEARS,BEDAD,BELAH,BELAR,BHELS,BLADE,BLADS,BLAER,BLAES,BLAHS,BLARE,BLASE,BLASH,BLEAR,BRADS,BRAES,BRASH,BREAD,BREDS,DAALS,DADAH,DADAS,DAHLS,DALED,DALES,DARBS,DARED,DARES,DEADS,DEALS,DEARS,DEASH,DEBAR,DEDAL,DHABA,DHALS,DRABS,DREAD,EARDS,EARLS,HAARS,HABLE,HADAL,HADED,HADES,HALED,HALER,HALES,HALSE,HARDS,HARED,HARES,HARLS,HEADS,HEALD,HEALS,HEARD,HEARS,HERBS,HERDS,HERLS,LABDA,LABRA,LADED,LADER,LADES,LAERS,LAHAR,LARDS,LARES,LASED,LASER,LEADS,LEARS,LEASH,LEHRS,RAHED,RALES,RASED,READD,READS,REALS,REDDS,REHAB,RHEAS,SABAL,SABED,SABER,SABHA,SABLE,SABRA,SABRE,SADHE,SAHEB,SALAD,SARED,SELAH,SERAL,SHADE,SHALE,SHARD,SHARE,SHEAL,SHEAR,SHERD,SHRED,SLADE,

4-letter words (139 found)

AAHS,AALS,ABAS,ABED,ABER,ABLE,ADDS,AHED,ALAE,ALAR,ALAS,ALBA,ALBE,ALBS,ALES,ARBA,ARBS,ARDS,AREA,ARED,ARES,ARLE,ARSE,ASAR,ASEA,BAAL,BAAS,BADE,BADS,BAEL,BAES,BALD,BALE,BALS,BARD,BARE,BARS,BASE,BASH,BEAD,BEAL,BEAR,BEDS,BELS,BHEL,BLAD,BLAE,BLAH,BLED,BRAD,BRAE,BRAS,BRED,DAAL,DABS,DADA,DADS,DAES,DAHL,DAHS,DALE,DALS,DARB,DARE,DASH,DEAD,DEAL,DEAR,DEBS,DELS,DHAL,DRAB,DRAD,EARD,EARL,EARS,EDHS,ELDS,ERAS,HAAR,HADE,HADS,HAED,HAES,HALE,HARD,HARE,HARL,HEAD,HEAL,HEAR,HELD,HERB,HERD,HERL,HERS,LABS,LADE,LADS,LAER,LAHS,LARD,LARE,LARS,LASE,LASH,LEAD,LEAR,LEAS,LEHR,RADE,RADS,RAHS,RALE,RASE,RASH,READ,REAL,REBS,REDD,REDS,REHS,RESH,RHEA,SABE,SADE,SALE,SARD,SEAL,SEAR,SELD,SERA,SHAD,SHEA,SHED,SLAB,SLAE,SLEB,SLED,

3-letter words (77 found)

AAH,AAL,AAS,ABA,ABS,ADD,ADS,AHA,AHS,ALA,ALB,ALE,ALS,ARB,ARD,ARE,ARS,ASH,BAA,BAD,BAE,BAH,BAL,BAR,BAS,BED,BEL,BES,BRA,DAB,DAD,DAE,DAH,DAL,DAS,DEB,DEL,EAR,EAS,EDH,EDS,EHS,ELD,ELS,ERA,ERS,HAD,HAE,HAS,HER,HES,LAB,LAD,LAH,LAR,LAS,LEA,LED,LES,RAD,RAH,RAS,REB,RED,REH,RES,SAB,SAD,SAE,SAL,SAR,SEA,SED,SEL,SER,SHA,SHE,

2-letter words (23 found)

AA,AB,AD,AE,AH,AL,AR,AS,BA,BE,DA,DE,EA,ED,EH,EL,ER,ES,HA,HE,LA,RE,SH,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 504 words from balderdash according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of balderdash

balderdash

Etymology

Unknown, possibly from the early English drink of wine mixed with beer or water or other substances that was sold cheaply.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɔːldə.dæʃ/

Noun

balderdash (uncountable)

  1. Senseless talk or writing; nonsense.
  2. (archaic) A worthless mixture, especially of liquors.
    • 1637, John Taylor, Drinke and Welcome, London: Anne Griffin, “Beere,”[3]
      Indeede Beere, by a Mixture of Wine, it enjoyes approbation amongst some few (that hardly understand wherefore) but then it is no longer Beere, but hath lost both Name and Nature, and is called Balderdash (an Utopian denomination) [...]
    • 1783, John O’Keeffe, The Agreeable Surprise, Newry: R. Stevenson, Act I, Scene 1, pp. 6-7,[4]
      [...] I took him to oblige a foolish old friend of mine, who intended him for Saint Omers; so I must keep him to draw good wine, and brew balderdash Latin.
  3. (obsolete) Obscene language or writing.

Synonyms

  • bunk, drivel, folderol, piffle, poppycock, rubbish, twaddle
  • see Thesaurus:nonsense

Translations

Verb

balderdash (third-person singular simple present balderdashes, present participle balderdashing, simple past and past participle balderdashed)

  1. (archaic) To mix or adulterate.

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Source: wiktionary.org