BALLYHOOING is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. BALLYHOOING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
b3a1l1l1y4h4o1o1i1n1g2
PlayableBALLYHOOING · 11 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 23 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
23points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BALLYHOOING?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.82
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.18%
Our own measure of how useful BALLYHOOING is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BALLYHOOING
No single letter turns BALLYHOOING into another word.
How BALLYHOOING scores
Scrabble b3a1l1l1y4h4o1o1i1n1g2 20
Words with Friends b4a1l2l2y3h3o1o1i1n2g3 23
Face value of the 11 tiles in BALLYHOOING, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BALLYHOOING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BALLYHOOING
- BALLYHOOING 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 BALLYHOOING
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Common questions about BALLYHOOING
- Is BALLYHOOING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BALLYHOOING, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BALLYHOOING worth?
- BALLYHOOING is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BALLYHOOING?
- No single letter can be added to BALLYHOOING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BALLYHOOING:
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