BASEBALL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BASEBALL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BASEBALL?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BASEBALL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BASEBALL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
baseballsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BASEBALL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BASEBALL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BASEBALL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BASEBALL mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A bat-and-ball game between two teams of nine players who score runs by circling four bases, or the hard ball used in it.
Baseball is a summer sport above all in the United States, Canada and Japan, with a long season and a culture of statistics. The same word names the small, stitched ball itself.
How BASEBALL is used
Baseball names both the sport and the ball, and context shows which is meant.
- They watched a baseball game on a warm July evening.
- He caught the baseball in his glove.
- Baseball has a season far longer than most sports.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BASEBALL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BASEBALL
3 longer words begin with BASEBALL.
Shorter words from the letters in BASEBALL
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Common questions about BASEBALL
- Is BASEBALL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BASEBALL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BASEBALL worth?
- BASEBALL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BASEBALL mean?
- A bat-and-ball game between two teams of nine players who score runs by circling four bases, or the hard ball used in it.
- What letters can be added to BASEBALL?
- BASEBALL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BASEBALL:
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