Is BLACKBALLED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BLACKBALLED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BLACKBALLED mean?
Blackballed is a form of BLACKBALL.
- noun
the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
- verb
expel from a community or group
- verb
vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
“The President vetoed the bill”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
28
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + B (3) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 22 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 BLACKBALLED
BLACKBALLED 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 BLACKBALLED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- blackball19
- blacklead18
- blacked16
- backed15
- caballed13
- balked13
- cabbed13
- calked13
- lacked13
- aback13
- babka13
- black13
- kabab13
- kebab13
- callable12
- baked12
- caked12
- back12
- beck12
- cabled11
- dabble11
- alack11
- bleak11
- deck11
- alcalde10
- ballade10
- laked10
- bake10
- balk10
- beak10
- cake10
- calk10
- lack10
- labella9
- alcade9
- ballad9
- balled9
- called9
- akela9
- babel9
- cabal9
- cable9
- ack9
- kab9
- abled8
- baaed8
- baled8
- blade8
- clade8
- decal8
- laced8
- abba8
- abbe8
- baba8
- babe8
- blab8
- bleb8
- kale8
- lake8
- leak8
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