BALLBOY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BALLBOY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BALLBOY?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALLBOY is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALLBOY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ballboysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BALLBOY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BALLBOY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,527 thousand.
What does BALLBOY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A boy who fetches balls that go out of play during a game such as tennis or football.
At tennis tournaments each ballboy kneels at the edge of the court and returns balls quickly between points. The role demands alertness and speed, and many professionals started as one.
How BALLBOY is used
Ballboy is used in sports reporting; ball kid or ball girl are gender-neutral alternatives.
- The ballboy threw a fresh ball to the server.
- A ballboy dashed onto the pitch to fetch the stray ball.
- He worked as a ballboy at the county tennis club.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BALLBOY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BALLBOY
1 longer words begin with BALLBOY.
Shorter words from the letters in BALLBOY
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Common questions about BALLBOY
- Is BALLBOY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALLBOY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALLBOY worth?
- BALLBOY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BALLBOY mean?
- A boy who fetches balls that go out of play during a game such as tennis or football.
- What letters can be added to BALLBOY?
- BALLBOY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BALLBOY:
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