Is BALLYHOOING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BALLYHOOING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BALLYHOOING mean?
Ballyhooing is a form of BALLYHOO.
- noun
blatant or sensational promotion
- verb
advertize noisily or blatantly
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + Y (4) + H (4) + O (1) + O (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 20 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 BALLYHOOING
BALLYHOOING 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 BALLYHOOING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ballyhoo16
- oblongly14
- nylghai14
- hallooing13
- holloaing13
- biology13
- hoboing13
- ignobly13
- haying13
- alloying12
- halloing12
- hollaing12
- holloing12
- hooligan12
- hobnail12
- abying12
- baying12
- glibly12
- gobony12
- holily12
- hyalin12
- linhay12
- ghyll12
- hoagy12
- hying12
- allying11
- haloing11
- bhang11
- bigly11
- bilgy11
- boogy11
- hilly11
- holly11
- hooly11
- yahoo11
- yogh11
- balling10
- bolling10
- bologna10
- loonily10
- gainly10
- haling10
- holing10
- laying10
- logily10
- longly10
- oohing10
- bally10
- bialy10
- billy10
- bliny10
- boyla10
- looby10
- nobly10
- ahoy10
- bogy10
- gaby10
- goby10
- hiya10
- holy10
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