BEANBALL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BEANBALL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEANBALL?
| 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 BEANBALL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEANBALL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
beanballsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEANBALL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BEANBALL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BEANBALL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BEANBALL mean in Scrabble?
noun
North Americaninformal
A pitch in baseball thrown at or near the batter head, usually on purpose.
A beanball is considered dangerous and unsporting, and umpires often eject a pitcher who throws one. Fans argue about whether a given pitch was deliberate or simply wild.
How BEANBALL is used
Beanball is baseball slang, often used when a dispute follows a hit batter.
- The pitcher was ejected for throwing a beanball.
- A beanball sent the batter to the ground.
- Both benches emptied after the beanball.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEANBALL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEANBALL
1 longer words begin with BEANBALL.
Shorter words from the letters in BEANBALL
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Common questions about BEANBALL
- Is BEANBALL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEANBALL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEANBALL worth?
- BEANBALL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEANBALL mean?
- A pitch in baseball thrown at or near the batter head, usually on purpose.
- What letters can be added to BEANBALL?
- BEANBALL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BEANBALL:
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