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
- Scrabble
- 22
- Words With Friends
- 28
- Letters
- 11
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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