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.
b3a1l1l1y4h4o1o1e1d2
PlayableBALLYHOOED · 10 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BALLYHOOED?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.9
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.5%
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
Scrabble b3a1l1l1y4h4o1o1e1d2 19
Words with Friends b4a1l2l2y3h3o1o1e1d2 20
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
Shorter words from the letters in BALLYHOOED
ballyhoo16 holdable14 hallooed12 holloaed12 alloyed11 halloed11 hollaed11 holloed11 hobday15 dhooly13 baldly12 behold12 belady12 blahed12 bloody12 boldly12 boohed12 dyable12 hoboed12 hooley12 blooey11 haloed10 albedo9 balled9 bolled9 boodle9 booled9 doable9 halloo9 holloa9 lobola8 dohyo12 hayed12 heady12 hoody12 hoyed12 badly11 baldy11 bayed11 beady11
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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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