balance: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 11 letter points · starts with B · ends with E
Meaning of balance
noun
- uncountable
A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
- uncountable
Mental equilibrium; mental health; calmness, a state of remaining clear-headed and unperturbed.
- countable, figuratively, literally, uncountable
Something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight.
Example: These weights are used as a balance for the overhanging verandah.
- countable, uncountable
A pair of scales.
Listed forms: balances, balaunce.
Source: Wiktionary — balance.
verb
- transitive
To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.
- intransitive, reflexive, transitive
To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights. To move while remaining balanced on a narrow or precarious support (e.g., a wire, ledge or rope).
Example: She balanced along the wire while the crowd watched in rapt attention.
- figuratively, transitive
To make (concepts) agree.
- transitive
To hold (an object or objects) precariously; to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling.
Example: I balanced my mug of coffee on my knee.
Listed forms: balances, balancing, balanced, glossary, balancest.
Source: Wiktionary — balance.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for balance.
noun
harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
noun
equality of distribution
noun
something left after other parts have been taken away
noun
(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
- symmetry
- symmetricalness
- correspondence
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is balance in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of balance
B(3) + A(1) + L(1) + A(1) + N(1) + C(3) + E(1) = 11 points.
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Anagrams of balance
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from balance
51 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in balance. Showing up to 24, longest first.