HAIRBALL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HAIRBALL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAIRBALL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAIRBALL is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAIRBALL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hairballsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAIRBALL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HAIRBALL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HAIRBALL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HAIRBALL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A compact mass of swallowed fur that collects in the stomach of a cat or similar animal.
Cats groom themselves with rough tongues and swallow loose fur, which then forms a hairball they cough up. Owners often brush their pets more often to prevent the problem.
How HAIRBALL is used
Used mainly about cats and other animals that groom themselves by licking.
- The cat coughed up a hairball on the carpet.
- Regular brushing helps stop a hairball from forming.
- We found a hairball under the sofa this morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAIRBALL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HAIRBALL
1 longer words begin with HAIRBALL.
Shorter words from the letters in HAIRBALL
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Common questions about HAIRBALL
- Is HAIRBALL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAIRBALL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAIRBALL worth?
- HAIRBALL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAIRBALL mean?
- A compact mass of swallowed fur that collects in the stomach of a cat or similar animal.
- What letters can be added to HAIRBALL?
- HAIRBALL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HAIRBALL:
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