Is SPITBALL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPITBALL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPITBALL mean?
- noun
a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere
- noun
an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + I (1) + T (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 SPITBALL
Single letters that turn SPITBALL 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 SPITBALL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pibals10
- blips9
- pibal9
- baltis8
- pastil8
- plaits8
- spital8
- baps8
- blip8
- bails7
- baits7
- balls7
- balti7
- basil7
- bills7
- blast7
- blats7
- lapis7
- lipas7
- pails7
- palis7
- palls7
- pills7
- pitas7
- plait7
- plats7
- slipt7
- spail7
- spait7
- spall7
- spill7
- spilt7
- splat7
- split7
- tapis7
- bap7
- tallis6
- albs6
- alps6
- bail6
- bait6
- ball6
- bals6
- bast6
- bats6
- bias6
- bill6
- bits6
- blat6
- isba6
- labs6
- laps6
- libs6
- lipa6
- lips6
- lisp6
- pail6
- pali6
- pall6
- pals6
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