GOALBALL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GOALBALL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOALBALL?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOALBALL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOALBALL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
goalballsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOALBALL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GOALBALL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GOALBALL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GOALBALL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A team sport for blind and visually impaired players, in which a ball fitted with bells is rolled or thrown towards the opposing goal.
Because the ball rings as it moves, players follow it by hearing alone, and spectators are asked to stay silent during play. Goalball is a Paralympic sport, and its players wear eyeshades so that everyone competes on equal terms.
How GOALBALL is used
Goalball is named in sports reports and disability-sport coverage, usually as the name of the game itself.
- The goalball final was played in near silence so the athletes could hear the ball.
- She took up goalball after losing most of her sight in her twenties.
- Every goalball player wears blackout eyeshades during a match.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOALBALL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOALBALL
1 longer words begin with GOALBALL.
Shorter words from the letters in GOALBALL
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Common questions about GOALBALL
- Is GOALBALL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOALBALL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOALBALL worth?
- GOALBALL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOALBALL mean?
- A team sport for blind and visually impaired players, in which a ball fitted with bells is rolled or thrown towards the opposing goal.
- What letters can be added to GOALBALL?
- GOALBALL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GOALBALL:
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