BALLYHOO is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BALLYHOO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BALLYHOO?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALLYHOO is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALLYHOO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ballyhoosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BALLYHOO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BALLYHOO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALLYHOO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BALLYHOO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Loud, exaggerated publicity or fuss meant to attract attention.
Ballyhoo suggests hype that promises more than it delivers, the sort of noisy promotion once heard at a fairground. It can also be used as a verb for promoting something in that blatant, sensational way.
How BALLYHOO is used
Informal, often used with a slightly sceptical tone about advertising or media attention.
- The film arrived with a great deal of ballyhoo.
- All the ballyhoo around the launch hid a modest product.
- He distrusted the ballyhoo of political campaigns.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BALLYHOO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BALLYHOO
3 longer words begin with BALLYHOO.
Shorter words from the letters in BALLYHOO
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Common questions about BALLYHOO
- Is BALLYHOO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALLYHOO, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALLYHOO worth?
- BALLYHOO is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BALLYHOO mean?
- Loud, exaggerated publicity or fuss meant to attract attention.
- What letters can be added to BALLYHOO?
- BALLYHOO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BALLYHOO:
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