Is BALLYHOOED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BALLYHOOED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BALLYHOOED mean?
Ballyhooed is a form of BALLYHOO.
- noun
blatant or sensational promotion
- verb
advertize noisily or blatantly
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + Y (4) + H (4) + O (1) + O (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 19 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 BALLYHOOED
BALLYHOOED 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 BALLYHOOED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ballyhoo16
- holdable14
- dhooly13
- hallooed12
- holloaed12
- baldly12
- behold12
- belady12
- bloody12
- boldly12
- dyable12
- hoboed12
- hayed12
- heady12
- hoody12
- alloyed11
- halloed11
- hollaed11
- holloed11
- blooey11
- abyed11
- badly11
- baldy11
- bayed11
- beady11
- boody11
- holey11
- holly11
- hooey11
- hooly11
- hoyle11
- yahoo11
- yodh11
- haloed10
- bally10
- belay10
- belly10
- bohea10
- boyla10
- looby10
- obeah10
- ahoy10
- body10
- doby10
- holy10
- hoya10
- hyla10
- yeah10
- albedo9
- balled9
- bolled9
- boodle9
- doable9
- halloo9
- holloa9
- ahold9
- dally9
- delay9
- delly9
- dhole9
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