balboa
NOUN
/bæl'boʊə/
6 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B
balboa is a valid 6-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3A1L1B3O1A1
3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does balboa mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Spanish explorer who in 1513 crossed the Isthmus of Darien and became the first European to see the eastern shores of the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519).
SYNONYMS
2
The basic unit of money in Panama; equal to 100 centesimos.
BROADER