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Is BALL a Scrabble Word?

Yes, BALL is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as a noun and a verb, most often meaning “round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games”.

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Is BALL a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. BALL is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends.

Checked against this site’s open English word list. Tournament play uses the official NWL or Collins lists, which can differ on rare words and inflections.

Letters
4
Scrabble
6 pts
Words With Friends
9 pts
Anagrams
0
Familiarity
100th percentile

BALL meaning and definition

BALL has 4 common senses and works as a noun and a verb. The most common meaning is listed first.

BALL as a noun

  1. Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games.
  2. A solid projectile that is shot by a musket.
  3. An object with a spherical shape.

BALL as a verb

  1. Form into a ball by winding or rolling.

BALL Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

BALL scores 6 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is B, worth 3 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
B34
A11
L12
L12
Total69

BALL on premium squares

On a double word square BALL scores 12 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 18. Putting B on a triple letter square instead adds 6 points. Its face value is low, so placement matters more than the tiles: land it across a word square to make it pay. At 4 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Anagrams of BALL

No other word uses exactly the letters in BALL.

Unscramble BALL: 8 words from its letters

The letters B, A, L, L make 8 shorter words, up to 3 letters long. Most common first.

  • all3
  • ab4
  • al2
  • ba4
  • la2
  • lab5
  • alb5
  • bal5

Words like BALL

One-letter changes to BALL, useful for word ladders and board hooks.

Change one letter in BALL

Add one letter to BALL

  • bally10
  • balls7

Remove one letter from BALL

  • all3
  • bal5

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BALL word facts

BALL is a 4-letter word with 3 distinct letters: 1 vowel (A) and 3 consonants, with L repeated. It starts with B and ends with L. By corpus frequency, BALL is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters B, A, L, L on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 4 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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BALL Scrabble word FAQ

Is BALL a Scrabble word?

Yes. BALL is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does BALL mean?

BALL is used as a noun and a verb. Its most common meaning is “round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games”.

How many points is BALL worth in Scrabble?

BALL is worth 6 points in Scrabble: B (3) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1). On a double word square it scores 12, and on a triple word square 18.

How many points is BALL in Words With Friends?

BALL is worth 9 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

Does BALL have any anagrams?

No. No other word uses exactly the letters in BALL, but 8 shorter words can be made from them.

What words can you make from the letters in BALL?

You can make 8 shorter words from the letters in BALL, including ALL, AB, AL and BA.

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