BALLCLAYS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. BALLCLAYS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BALLCLAYS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALLCLAYS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALLCLAYS
No single letter turns BALLCLAYS into another word.
How BALLCLAYS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BALLCLAYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALLCLAYS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BALLCLAYS mean in Scrabble?
BALLCLAYS is the plural of BALLCLAY.
Shorter words from the letters in BALLCLAYS
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Common questions about BALLCLAYS
- Is BALLCLAYS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BALLCLAYS is not in it.
- How many points is BALLCLAYS worth?
- BALLCLAYS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BALLCLAYS?
- No single letter can be added to BALLCLAYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BALLCLAYS:
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