LOWBALL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LOWBALL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOWBALL?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOWBALL is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOWBALL
Front hooks — 1
blowballBack hooks — 1
lowballsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOWBALL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LOWBALL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 3 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,895 thousand.
What stands out about LOWBALL
- LOWBALL begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LOWBALL mean in Scrabble?
verb
informalNorth American
To make a deliberately low offer or estimate, often to win a deal and then raise the price.
A contractor who will lowball a job quotes a cheap figure to beat rivals, then adds costs later. Buyers also lowball sellers when they open a negotiation with an offer far under the asking price.
How LOWBALL is used
The word lowball is informal and can also be a noun or adjective, as in a lowball bid.
- The dealer tried to lowball me on my old car.
- Firms often lowball their first quote to win the contract.
- She refused the lowball offer for her house.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOWBALL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOWBALL
4 longer words begin with LOWBALL.
Shorter words from the letters in LOWBALL
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Common questions about LOWBALL
- Is LOWBALL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOWBALL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOWBALL worth?
- LOWBALL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOWBALL mean?
- To make a deliberately low offer or estimate, often to win a deal and then raise the price.
- What letters can be added to LOWBALL?
- LOWBALL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LOWBALL:
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