Is BASEBALL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BASEBALL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BASEBALL mean?
- noun
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
“he played baseball in high school”
- noun
a ball used in playing baseball
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + S (1) + E (1) + B (3) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) = 12 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 BASEBALL
Single letters that turn BASEBALL into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from BASEBALL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- babels10
- salable9
- abbas9
- abbes9
- babas9
- babel9
- babes9
- blabs9
- blebs9
- labels8
- abba8
- abbe8
- baba8
- babe8
- blab8
- bleb8
- ebbs8
- abase7
- ables7
- albas7
- baals7
- balas7
- bales7
- balls7
- balsa7
- basal7
- beals7
- bells7
- blase7
- label7
- sabal7
- sable7
- ebb7
- abas6
- able6
- alba6
- albs6
- baal6
- baas6
- baes6
- bale6
- ball6
- bals6
- base6
- beal6
- bell6
- bels6
- blae6
- labs6
- sabe6
- slab6
- salal5
- aba5
- abs5
- alb5
- baa5
- bae5
- bal5
- bas5
- bel5
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