BALLAST is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BALLAST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BALLAST?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALLAST is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALLAST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ballastsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BALLAST scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BALLAST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does BALLAST mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
Heavy material carried in a ship, balloon or vehicle to keep it steady, or crushed stone used as a base for railway tracks.
Ships take on ballast such as water or stone when they carry no cargo, so they sit low and do not roll. Balloonists drop sand bags of ballast to climb, and the word is also used for anything that adds stability.
How BALLAST is used
Ballast is used literally in shipping and rail work, and figuratively for stabilising weight.
- The empty ship carried stone as ballast.
- The pilot threw out sand ballast to gain height.
- Workers spread fresh ballast under the rails.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BALLAST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BALLAST
The 7 tiles of BALLAST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BALLAST
5 longer words begin with BALLAST.
Shorter words from the letters in BALLAST
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Common questions about BALLAST
- Is BALLAST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALLAST, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALLAST worth?
- BALLAST is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BALLAST mean?
- Heavy material carried in a ship, balloon or vehicle to keep it steady, or crushed stone used as a base for railway tracks.
- What letters can be added to BALLAST?
- BALLAST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BALLAST:
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