Balagan

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Updated June 2026

Definition

A state of total chaos or confusion, a complete fiasco or shambles, borrowed into English from Hebrew via Russian.

“The office relocation turned into a complete balagan with furniture delivered to the wrong floor.”

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Synonyms

chaos fiascoshamblesdisorder muddle

Antonyms

order calm

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Wordle

Contains three As spread through the word, the GAN ending is uncommon

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Scrabble

G worth 2 points, moderate overall score, rare word useful for clearing As from the rack

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alang alban balan banal banga laang laban lagan lagna nabal nabla agal agba agla alan alba alga anba anga baal baga bala bana bang

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