BALLYARDS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 15 points
Yes for Scrabble. BALLYARDS 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.
b3a1l1l1y4a1r1d2s1
PlayableBALLYARDS · 9 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BALLYARDS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.67
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.89%
Our own measure of how useful BALLYARDS is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALLYARDS
No single letter turns BALLYARDS into another word.
How BALLYARDS scores
Scrabble b3a1l1l1y4a1r1d2s1 15
Words with Friends b4a1l2l2y3a1r1d2s1 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in BALLYARDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALLYARDS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BALLYARDS
balladry14 ballyard14 bayards13 basally12 salably12 ballads10 baldly12 bayard12 drably12 abrays11 ballsy11 labrys11 allays9 ballad9 labdas9 salary9 labral8 sallad7 badly11 baldy11 bardy11 blady11 abray10 bally10 blays10 brays10 byrls10 yabas10 adays9 dally9 drays9 dryas9 laldy9 lardy9 lyard9 sadly9 yards9 alary8 alays8 allay8
Showing 40 of 192. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about BALLYARDS
- Is BALLYARDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BALLYARDS is not in it.
- How many points is BALLYARDS worth?
- BALLYARDS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BALLYARDS?
- No single letter can be added to BALLYARDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BALLYARDS:
Open BALLYARDS in the Word Finder