Is HAIRBALLS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HAIRBALLS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HAIRBALLS mean?
Hairballs is a form of HAIRBALL.
- noun
a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + I (1) + R (1) + B (3) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 14 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 HAIRBALLS
HAIRBALLS 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 HAIRBALLS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hairball13
- bharals12
- bharal11
- airballs10
- barillas10
- abash10
- blahs10
- brash10
- sahib10
- airball9
- barilla9
- basilar9
- labials9
- ashlar9
- halals9
- lahals9
- lahars9
- sharia9
- shrill9
- slahal9
- bash9
- bish9
- blah9
- arabis8
- brails8
- brasil8
- brills8
- labial8
- labral8
- libras8
- haars8
- hails8
- hairs8
- halal8
- halls8
- harls8
- hilar8
- hills8
- lahal8
- lahar8
- shall8
- shill8
- bah8
- abris7
- albas7
- baals7
- bails7
- balas7
- balls7
- balsa7
- basal7
- basil7
- bills7
- birls7
- brail7
- brill7
- labia7
- labra7
- libra7
- rabis7
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