BALLYHOOED is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. BALLYHOOED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BALLYHOOED?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BALLYHOOED is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALLYHOOED
No single letter turns BALLYHOOED into another word.
How BALLYHOOED scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BALLYHOOED, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALLYHOOED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BALLYHOOED
- BALLYHOOED runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BALLYHOOED mean in Scrabble?
BALLYHOOED is the past tense or past participle of BALLYHOO.
BALLYHOO(noun) — Loud, exaggerated publicity or fuss meant to attract attention.
Shorter words from the letters in BALLYHOOED
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Common questions about BALLYHOOED
- Is BALLYHOOED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALLYHOOED, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALLYHOOED worth?
- BALLYHOOED is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BALLYHOOED?
- No single letter can be added to BALLYHOOED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BALLYHOOED:
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