BALLOWS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. BALLOWS 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
b3a1l1l1o1w4s1
Depends on the listBALLOWS · 7 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
7letters
0hooks available
1 in 2,316 thousandodds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept BALLOWS?
| 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: 47 / 100
47WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.71
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%full rack
Tile availability 20%4.71%
Our own measure of how useful BALLOWS is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALLOWS
No single letter turns BALLOWS into another word.
How BALLOWS scores
Scrabble b3a1l1l1o1w4s1 12
Words with Friends b4a1l2l2o1w4s1 15
Face value of the 7 tiles in BALLOWS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
Shorter words from the letters in BALLOWS
ballow11 allows9 sallow9 ablow10 bawls10 blaws10 blows10 bowls10 allow8 awols8 walls8 balls7 bolas7 bolls7 ollas5 salol5 bawl9 blaw9 blow9 bowl9 bows9 swab9 swob9 wabs9 alow7 awls7 awol7 laws7 lows7 owls7 slaw7 slow7 sowl7 wall7 albs6 ball6 bals6 baos6 boas6 bola6
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Common questions about BALLOWS
- Is BALLOWS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BALLOWS is not in it.
- How many points is BALLOWS worth?
- BALLOWS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BALLOWS?
- No single letter can be added to BALLOWS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BALLOWS:
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