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Balls

Q: What does balls mean?

balls is the plural and third-person singular form of ball, which means “round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.

b ₃a ₁l ₁l ₁s ₁

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of ball

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : valid

What does balls mean?

noun

round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
“the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve”
a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
“they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball”
Synonymsmusket ball
an object with a spherical shape
“a ball of fire”
Synonymsglobe orb
the people assembled at a lavish formal dance
“the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded”
one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
“she kicked him in the balls and got away”
Synonymstestis testicle orchis ballock bollock
a spherical object used as a plaything
“he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub”

verb

form into a ball by winding or rolling
“ball wool”

Definitions shown for ball, the base form of balls.

Is BALLS a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	Yes

How many points is BALLS worth?

Scrabble

7 pts

b ₃a ₁l ₁l ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

10 pts

b ₄a ₁l ₂l ₂s ₁

Wordfeud

8 pts

b ₄a ₁l ₁l ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

10 pts

b ₄a ₁l ₂l ₂s ₁

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

Words from the letters in BALLS

Best shorter words top 22 of 22

albs 6 ball 6 bals 6 labs 6 slab 6 abs 5 alb 5 bal 5 bas 5 lab 5 sab 5 ab 4 alls 4 ba 4 sall 4 all 3 als 3 las 3 sal 3 al 2 as 2 la 2

See all 22 words made from BALLS

Hooks for BALLS

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

ballsy

Words that end like BALLS

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

calls falls walls halls galls malls palls smalls stalls installs recalls pitfalls befalls catcalls overalls downfalls rainfalls snowfalls windfalls forestalls waterfalls eyeballs baseballs footballs

All words ending in -ALLS

Balls: quick answers

Is BALLS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. BALLS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.

How many points is BALLS worth?

BALLS scores 7 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does balls mean?

balls is the plural and third-person singular form of ball, which means “round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in BALLS?

You can make 22 shorter words from BALLS, such as ALBS, BALL, BALS, LABS. See the full list.