b 3 a 1 l 1 a 1 s 1
5 letters · 7 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel
originFrom Old English bales, balais, from Old French balais, from Arabic بَلَخْش (balaḵš), from Persian بلخش (balaxš), a form of بدخش (badaxš, “balas”), related to بدخشان (badaxšân, “Badakhshan”), the region where they are found.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0