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Is balm a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word balm is a Scrabble US word. The word balm is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

B3A1L1M3

Is balm a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word balm is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

B3A1L1M3

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Yes. The word balm is a Words With Friends word. The word balm is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (3 found)

BALM,BLAM,LAMB,

3-letter words (6 found)

ALB,BAL,BAM,LAB,LAM,MAL,

2-letter words (6 found)

AB,AL,AM,BA,LA,MA,

You can make 15 words from balm according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of balm

balm ablm blam lbam albm labm baml abml bmal mbal ambl mabl blma lbma bmla mbla lmba mlba almb lamb amlb malb lmab mlab

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Definitions and meaning of balm

balm

Etymology

From Middle English bawme, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French baume, from Old French basme, from Latin balsamum, itself from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon). Spelling modified 16th c. to conform to Latin etymology. Doublet of balsam.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /bɑːm/
  • (US) IPA(key): /bɑm/, /bɔm/, /bɑlm/, /bɔlm/, (obsolete) /bæm/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːm, -ɑːlm
  • Homophones: bomb, BOM (for many speakers with the father-bother merger)

Noun

balm (countable and uncountable, plural balms)

  1. Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America.
  2. An aromatic preparation for embalming the dead.
  3. A plant or tree yielding such substance.
  4. Any soothing oil or lotion, especially an aromatic one.
  5. (figuratively) Something soothing.
  6. The lemon balm, Melissa officinalis
  7. Any of a number of other aromatic herbs with a similar citrus-like scent, such as bee balm and horsebalm.

Synonyms

  • (aromatic resin): balsam
  • (plant or tree): balsam
  • (soothing oil or lotion): balsam
  • (something soothing): balsam

Derived terms

Related terms

  • balsam

Descendants

  • → Welsh: balm

Translations

Verb

balm (third-person singular simple present balms, present participle balming, simple past and past participle balmed)

  1. (transitive, archaic) To anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal.
  2. (transitive, figurative) To soothe; to mitigate.

See also

  • lotion
  • ointment
  • unguent

References

Anagrams

  • ALBM, BAML, BLAM, LBMA, Lamb, blam, lamb

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English balm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /balm/
  • Rhymes: -alm

Noun

balm m (plural balmau)

  1. lemon balm

Mutation

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “balm”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Source: wiktionary.org