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Ballista

b 3a 1l 1l 1i 1s 1t 1a 1

About 3 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Uncommon

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

What does ballista mean?

noun

  1. an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles

    Synonymscatapultarbalestarbalistbricolemangonel

Is BALLISTA 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 BALLISTA worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
b 3a 1l 1l 1i 1s 1t 1a 1

Words With Friends

13 pts
b 4a 1l 2l 2i 1s 1t 1a 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
b 4a 1l 1l 1i 1s 1t 1a 1

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
b 4a 1l 2l 2i 1s 1t 1a 1

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

Words from the letters in BALLISTA

Hooks for BALLISTA

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Words that end like BALLISTA

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

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Ballista: quick answers

Is BALLISTA a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BALLISTA is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BALLISTA worth?
BALLISTA scores 10 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does ballista mean?
As a noun, ballista means “an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges”.
What words can you make with the letters in BALLISTA?
You can make 161 shorter words from BALLISTA, such as BALISTA, BALLAST, BALLATS, LABIALS. See the full list.