Is BALLOTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BALLOTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BALLOTS mean?
Ballots is a form of BALLOT.
- noun
a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting
- noun
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
“there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion”
- verb
vote by ballot
“The voters were balloting in this state”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + O (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 9 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 BALLOTS
BALLOTS 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 BALLOTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ballot8
- bloats8
- oblast8
- balls7
- blast7
- blats7
- bloat7
- blots7
- boast7
- boats7
- bolas7
- bolls7
- bolts7
- botas7
- sabot7
- allots6
- atolls6
- albs6
- ball6
- bals6
- bast6
- bats6
- blat6
- blot6
- boas6
- boat6
- bola6
- boll6
- bolt6
- bota6
- bots6
- labs6
- lobs6
- obas6
- slab6
- slob6
- soba6
- stab6
- stob6
- tabs6
- allot5
- altos5
- atoll5
- lotas5
- lotsa5
- ollas5
- salol5
- stall5
- talls5
- tolas5
- tolls5
- abs5
- alb5
- bal5
- bas5
- bat5
- boa5
- bos5
- bot5
- lab5
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