HEELBALL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HEELBALL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEELBALL?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEELBALL is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEELBALL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
heelballsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEELBALL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HEELBALL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HEELBALL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HEELBALL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A blend of hard wax and lampblack used to polish leather or to take rubbings from engraved surfaces.
Cobblers once used heelball to give shoe edges a dark shine. Today it is better known among hobbyists who make brass rubbings in old churches.
How HEELBALL is used
Used by shoemakers and by people who copy inscriptions by rubbing.
- She rubbed heelball over the paper to reveal the carved brass.
- The cobbler finished the sole with a stroke of heelball.
- A stick of heelball left black marks on her fingers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEELBALL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEELBALL
1 longer words begin with HEELBALL.
Shorter words from the letters in HEELBALL
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Common questions about HEELBALL
- Is HEELBALL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEELBALL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEELBALL worth?
- HEELBALL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEELBALL mean?
- A blend of hard wax and lampblack used to polish leather or to take rubbings from engraved surfaces.
- What letters can be added to HEELBALL?
- HEELBALL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HEELBALL:
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