Is BALLGAMES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BALLGAMES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BALLGAMES mean?
Ballgames is a form of BALLGAME.
- noun
a particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation
“HDTV looks the same but it's really a whole new ballgame”
- noun
a field game played with a ball (especially baseball)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + G (2) + A (1) + M (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 BALLGAMES
BALLGAMES 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 BALLGAMES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ballgame13
- ambages12
- gambles12
- smallage11
- ambage11
- gambas11
- gambes11
- gamble11
- begalls10
- ambles10
- amebas10
- balsam10
- blames10
- sambal10
- gamba10
- gambe10
- gambs10
- salable9
- agleam9
- bagels9
- begall9
- belgas9
- gables9
- gleams9
- seabag9
- abeam9
- amble9
- ameba9
- balms9
- beams9
- bemas9
- blame9
- blams9
- lambs9
- mabes9
- samba9
- gamb9
- labels8
- llamas8
- agmas8
- bagel8
- belga8
- blags8
- gable8
- gamas8
- games8
- glams8
- gleam8
- gleba8
- mages8
- balm8
- bams8
- beam8
- bema8
- blam8
- lamb8
- mabe8
- galeas7
- legals7
- abase7
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