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Ballaster

b 3a 1l 1l 1a 1s 1t 1e 1r 1

About 3 syllables

noun · verb · 9 letters · Rare · form of ballast

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : not valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does ballaster mean?

noun

  1. any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship

  2. coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads

  3. an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings

  4. a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)

    Synonymsballast resistorbarretter

  5. an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps

    Synonymslight ballast

verb

  1. make steady with a ballast

Definitions shown for ballast, the base form of ballaster.

Is BALLASTER a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) No
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is BALLASTER worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
b 3a 1l 1l 1a 1s 1t 1e 1r 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
b 4a 1l 2l 2a 1s 1t 1e 1r 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
b 4a 1l 1l 1a 1s 1t 1e 1r 1

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
b 4a 1l 2l 2a 1s 1t 1e 1r 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BALLASTER

Hooks for BALLASTER

Add one letter to the front or back of BALLASTER to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

ballasters

Words that end like BALLASTER

Common words that share the ending -ASTER, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

disasterpostmasterheadmasternewscasterfastermasterplasterblasterchastercasterrastervaster
All words ending in -ASTER

Ballaster: quick answers

Is BALLASTER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BALLASTER is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BALLASTER worth?
BALLASTER scores 11 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does ballaster mean?
ballaster is related to ballast, which means “any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BALLASTER?
You can make 409 shorter words from BALLASTER, such as ARBALEST, EARBALLS, RATABLES, ABATERS. See the full list.