Is BALLASTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BALLASTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BALLASTS mean?
Ballasts 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
10
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 10 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 BALLASTS
BALLASTS 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 BALLASTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ballast9
- basalts9
- balsas8
- basalt8
- blasts8
- sabals8
- tablas8
- albas7
- baals7
- balas7
- balls7
- balsa7
- basal7
- basts7
- blast7
- blats7
- sabal7
- slabs7
- stabs7
- tabla7
- salals6
- salats6
- stalls6
- abas6
- alba6
- albs6
- baal6
- baas6
- ball6
- bals6
- bass6
- bast6
- bats6
- blat6
- labs6
- sabs6
- slab6
- stab6
- tabs6
- atlas5
- lasts5
- salal5
- salat5
- salsa5
- salts5
- slats5
- stall5
- talas5
- talls5
- aba5
- abs5
- alb5
- baa5
- bal5
- bas5
- bat5
- lab5
- sab5
- tab5
- aals4
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