HULLABALLOO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. HULLABALLOO is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HULLABALLOO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HULLABALLOO is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HULLABALLOO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hullaballoosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HULLABALLOO scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HULLABALLOO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 4 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HULLABALLOO has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HULLABALLOO
- The letter L appears four times in HULLABALLOO.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with HULLABALLOO
1 longer words begin with HULLABALLOO.
Shorter words from the letters in HULLABALLOO
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Common questions about HULLABALLOO
- Is HULLABALLOO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HULLABALLOO is not in it.
- How many points is HULLABALLOO worth?
- HULLABALLOO is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HULLABALLOO?
- HULLABALLOO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HULLABALLOO:
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