BALLGOWNS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. BALLGOWNS 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 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
b3a1l1l1g2o1w4n1s1
Depends on the listBALLGOWNS · 9 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BALLGOWNS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
26WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.67
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.67%
Our own measure of how useful BALLGOWNS is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALLGOWNS
No single letter turns BALLGOWNS into another word.
How BALLGOWNS scores
Scrabble b3a1l1l1g2o1w4n1s1 15
Words with Friends b4a1l2l2g3o1w4n2s1 20
Face value of the 9 tiles in BALLGOWNS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALLGOWNS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BALLGOWNS
ballgown14 snowball13 ballows12 gallows11 gowlans11 ballons9 gallons8 gollans8 ballow11 gallow10 gowans10 gowlan10 sawlog10 wagons10 wongas10 allows9 bogans9 global9 gobans9 lowans9 obangs9 sallow9 ballon8 anglos7 gallon7 gollan7 logans7 longas7 slogan7 allons6 llanos6 ablow10 bawls10 bawns10 blawn10 blaws10 blown10 blows10 bowls10 aglow9
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Common questions about BALLGOWNS
- Is BALLGOWNS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALLGOWNS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALLGOWNS worth?
- BALLGOWNS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BALLGOWNS?
- No single letter can be added to BALLGOWNS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BALLGOWNS:
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