Is BALLASTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BALLASTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BALLASTED mean?
Ballasted is a form of BALLAST.
- noun
any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
- noun
coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads
- noun
an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings
- noun
a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BALLASTED
BALLASTED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BALLASTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ballades11
- ablated10
- baldest10
- ballade10
- ballads10
- ballsed10
- blasted10
- datable10
- stabled10
- ablates9
- ballast9
- ballets9
- salable9
- abased9
- abated9
- ballad9
- balled9
- basted9
- blades9
- tabled9
- stalled8
- abates8
- ablate8
- ablest8
- ballet8
- basalt8
- bleats8
- labels8
- stable8
- tablas8
- tables8
- abled8
- baaed8
- balds8
- baled8
- based8
- bated8
- beads8
- blade8
- debts8
- sabed8
- alated7
- dalles7
- deltas7
- desalt7
- ladles7
- lasted7
- salted7
- slated7
- staled7
- abase7
- abate7
- abets7
- ables7
- albas7
- baals7
- balas7
- bales7
- balls7
- balsa7
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