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.
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Depends on the listBALLCLAYS · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
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
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.44%
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
Scrabble b3a1l1l1c3l1a1y4s1 16
Words with Friends b4a1l2l2c4l2a1y3s1 20
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.
Shorter words from the letters in BALLCLAYS
ballclay15 scalably15 scybala14 basally12 salably12 ballsy11 scally11 cabals10 allays9 allyls9 callas8 sallal6 acyls10 bally10 blays10 clays10 scaly10 yabas10 abacs9 cabal9 cabas9 alays8 allay8 allyl8 asyla8 sally8 albas7 baals7 balas7 balls7 balsa7 basal7 calla7 calls7 sabal7 scala7 scall7 lalls5 salal5 ably9
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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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