SPITBALL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SPITBALL 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 SPITBALL?
| 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 SPITBALL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPITBALL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spitballsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPITBALL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPITBALL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPITBALL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPITBALL mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A small wad of chewed paper shaped into a ball for throwing.
A spitball is the classic classroom missile. In baseball it also names an illegal pitch doctored with saliva, and as a verb it means to toss out rough ideas in a meeting.
How SPITBALL is used
Used for a schoolroom prank, a banned pitch, or a rough suggestion.
- The teacher turned around just as a spitball hit the board.
- The pitcher was ejected for throwing a spitball.
- Let me spitball a few ideas before the meeting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPITBALL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPITBALL
5 longer words begin with SPITBALL.
Shorter words from the letters in SPITBALL
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Common questions about SPITBALL
- Is SPITBALL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPITBALL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPITBALL worth?
- SPITBALL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPITBALL mean?
- A small wad of chewed paper shaped into a ball for throwing.
- What letters can be added to SPITBALL?
- SPITBALL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPITBALL:
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