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Ballgame

b 3a 1l 1l 1g 2a 1m 3e 1

About 2 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Uncommon

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

What does ballgame mean?

noun

  1. a particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation

    “HDTV looks the same but it's really a whole new ballgame”

    Synonymsnew ballgame

  2. a field game played with a ball (especially baseball)

    Synonymsball game

Is BALLGAME a valid word?

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

How many points is BALLGAME worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
b 3a 1l 1l 1g 2a 1m 3e 1

Words With Friends

18 pts
b 4a 1l 2l 2g 3a 1m 4e 1

Wordfeud

15 pts
b 4a 1l 1l 1g 3a 1m 3e 1

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
b 4a 1l 2l 2g 4a 1m 3e 1

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

Words from the letters in BALLGAME

Hooks for BALLGAME

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

ballgames

Words that end like BALLGAME

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

becamenicknamemainframesurnamerenameinflameaflamedefamemadameblameframeshamecamegamesameovercameflamefametamedamelame
All words ending in -AME

Ballgame: quick answers

Is BALLGAME a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BALLGAME is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BALLGAME worth?
BALLGAME scores 13 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does ballgame mean?
As a noun, ballgame means “a particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BALLGAME?
You can make 115 shorter words from BALLGAME, such as AMBAGE, GAMBLE, EMBALL, GAMBA. See the full list.