imbalance
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 9
Definition of imbalance
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable, usually)The property of not being in balance.
“The growing imbalances between the rich and poor first lead to more crime.”
“Ross Barkley, a second-half substitute, almost marked his debut with a goal but by that stage England were playing at half-pace. A team can do that when the imbalance of talent is this considerable.”
“There are some stations which have literally 1,000-1,500 passengers a year, whereas Whitby has over 140,000, so there's a huge imbalance between the usage of some stations and others.”
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Etymology
From im- + balance.
Words you can make from imbalance
200+ playable · top: AMBIANCE (14 pts)
Best play ambiance 14 points8-letter words
3 words7-letter words
13 words6-letter words
29 words- AMEBIC 12 pts
- BECALM 12 pts
- CABMAN 12 pts
- CABMEN 12 pts
- CAMBIA 12 pts
- AMEBAN 10 pts
- ANEMIC 10 pts
- BAALIM 10 pts
- CAIMAN 10 pts
- CALAMI 10 pts
- CAMAIL 10 pts
- CINEMA 10 pts
- ICEMAN 10 pts
- LAMBIE 10 pts
- MALICE 10 pts
- MANIAC 10 pts
- MILNEB 10 pts
- NIMBLE 10 pts
- ABELIA 8 pts
- AECIAL 8 pts
- ANEMIA 8 pts
- ANIMAL 8 pts
- ANLACE 8 pts
- INLACE 8 pts
- LAMIAE 8 pts
- LAMINA 8 pts
- MALINE 8 pts
- MANILA 8 pts
- MENIAL 8 pts
5-letter words
55 words- CLIMB 11 pts
- ABACI 9 pts
- ABEAM 9 pts
- AMBLE 9 pts
- AMEBA 9 pts
- AMICE 9 pts
- AMNIC 9 pts
- BLAME 9 pts
- CABAL 9 pts
- CABIN 9 pts
- CABLE 9 pts
- CAMEL 9 pts
- CEIBA 9 pts
- CLAIM 9 pts
- CLIME 9 pts
- LIMBA 9 pts
- MACLE 9 pts
- MALIC 9 pts
- MANEB 9 pts
- MANIC 9 pts
- MELIC 9 pts
- MINCE 9 pts
- AECIA 7 pts
- AMAIN 7 pts
- AMINE 7 pts
- AMNIA 7 pts
- ANIMA 7 pts
- ANIME 7 pts
- BANAL 7 pts
- BINAL 7 pts
- BLAIN 7 pts
- CANAL 7 pts
- CLEAN 7 pts
- CLINE 7 pts
- EMAIL 7 pts
- ILEAC 7 pts
- INCEL 7 pts
- LABIA 7 pts
- LAMIA 7 pts
- LANCE 7 pts
- LEMAN 7 pts
- LIMAN 7 pts
- LIMEN 7 pts
- LINAC 7 pts
- MAILE 7 pts
- MANIA 7 pts
- MINAE 7 pts
- ALANE 5 pts
- ALIEN 5 pts
- ALINE 5 pts
- ANILE 5 pts
- ELAIN 5 pts
- LANAI 5 pts
- LIANA 5 pts
- LIANE 5 pts
4-letter words
84 words- ACME 8 pts
- BALM 8 pts
- BANC 8 pts
- BEAM 8 pts
- BEMA 8 pts
- BICE 8 pts
- BIMA 8 pts
- BLAM 8 pts
- CALM 8 pts
- CAME 8 pts
- CAMI 8 pts
- CLAM 8 pts
- EMIC 8 pts
- IAMB 8 pts
- LAMB 8 pts
- LIMB 8 pts
- MABE 8 pts
- MACE 8 pts
- MICA 8 pts
- MICE 8 pts
- ABLE 6 pts
- ACAI 6 pts
- ACNE 6 pts
- ALBA 6 pts
- ALEC 6 pts
- ALMA 6 pts
- ALME 6 pts
- AMEN 6 pts
- AMIA 6 pts
- AMIE 6 pts
- AMIN 6 pts
- BAAL 6 pts
- BAIL 6 pts
- BALE 6 pts
- BANE 6 pts
- BANI 6 pts
- BEAL 6 pts
- BEAN 6 pts
- BILE 6 pts
- BINE 6 pts
- BLAE 6 pts
- BLIN 6 pts
- CAIN 6 pts
- CANE 6 pts
- CEIL 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CLAN 6 pts
- LACE 6 pts
- LAIC 6 pts
- LAMA 6 pts
- LAME 6 pts
- LICE 6 pts
- LIMA 6 pts
- LIME 6 pts
- LIMN 6 pts
- MAIL 6 pts
- MAIN 6 pts
- MALE 6 pts
- MANA 6 pts
- MANE 6 pts
- MANI 6 pts
- MEAL 6 pts
- MEAN 6 pts
- MIEN 6 pts
- MILE 6 pts
- MINA 6 pts
- MINE 6 pts
- NABE 6 pts
- NAME 6 pts
- NEMA 6 pts
- NICE 6 pts
- ALAE 4 pts
- ALAN 4 pts
- ANAL 4 pts
- ANIL 4 pts
- ELAN 4 pts
- ILEA 4 pts
- LAIN 4 pts
- LANE 4 pts
- LEAN 4 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
- NAIL 4 pts
- NALA 4 pts
3-letter words
15 wordsHooks
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