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BALLYARD is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 14 points

Yes for Scrabble. BALLYARD is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.

b3a1l1l1y4a1r1d2
PlayableBALLYARD · 8 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept BALLYARD?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 41 / 100

41WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.75
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%
5%

Our own measure of how useful BALLYARD is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BALLYARD

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

ballyards15

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BALLYARD scores

Scrabble b3a1l1l1y4a1r1d2 14
Words with Friends b4a1l2l2y3a1r1d2 16

Face value of the 8 tiles in BALLYARD, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
b12
a29
l24
y12
r16
d14

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALLYARD has to be built on the board across turns.

Anagrams of BALLYARD

balladry14

The 8 tiles of BALLYARD in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with BALLYARD

ballyards15

1 longer words begin with BALLYARD.

Shorter words from the letters in BALLYARD

baldly12 bayard12 drably12 ballad9 labral8 badly11 baldy11 bardy11 blady11 abray10 bally10 dally9 laldy9 lardy9 lyard9 alary8 allay8 labda8 rally8 labra7 ably9 baya9 blay9 bray9 byrl9 yaba9 adry8 dray8 lady8 yald8 yard8 alay7 ally7 aryl7 bald7 bard7 blad7 brad7 darb7 drab7

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Common questions about BALLYARD

Is BALLYARD valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BALLYARD is not in it.
How many points is BALLYARD worth?
BALLYARD is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BALLYARD?
BALLYARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BALLYARD:

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