b 3 a 1 l 1 u 1 s 1 t 1 e 1 r 1
8 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing
originBorrowed from Middle French balustre, from Italian balaustro (“pillar”), from balausta, balaustio (“wild pomegranate flower”), from Latin balaustium, from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον (balaústion), from Semitic (compare Classical Syriac ܒܠܳܨܳܐ (blāṣā, “pomegranate shoot”)). Doublet of banister.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Also spells
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- blaster 9
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- labrets 9
- stabler 9
- sublate 9
- subtler 9
- ablest 8
- ablute 8