Is SPITBALLS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPITBALLS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPITBALLS mean?
Spitballs is a form of SPITBALL.
- 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
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + I (1) + T (1) + B (3) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 13 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 SPITBALLS
SPITBALLS 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 SPITBALLS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- spitball12
- pibals10
- pastils9
- spitals9
- blips9
- pibal9
- baltis8
- basils8
- blasts8
- pastil8
- pastis8
- plaits8
- spails8
- spaits8
- spalls8
- spills8
- spital8
- splats8
- splits8
- baps8
- blip8
- apsis7
- aspis7
- bails7
- baits7
- balls7
- balti7
- basil7
- basis7
- bassi7
- basts7
- bills7
- blast7
- blats7
- bliss7
- isbas7
- lapis7
- lipas7
- lisps7
- pails7
- palis7
- palls7
- pasts7
- pills7
- pitas7
- plait7
- plats7
- salps7
- slabs7
- slaps7
- slips7
- slipt7
- spail7
- spait7
- spall7
- spats7
- spill7
- spilt7
- spits7
- splat7
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