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Ballyhoos

b 3a 1l 1l 1y 4h 4o 1o 1s 1

About 3 syllables

noun · verb · 9 letters · Less common · plural and third-person singular form of ballyhoo

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

What does ballyhoos mean?

noun

  1. blatant or sensational promotion

    Synonymshooplahypeplug

verb

  1. advertize noisily or blatantly

Definitions shown for ballyhoo, the base form of ballyhoos.

Is BALLYHOOS 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 BALLYHOOS worth?

Scrabble

17 pts
b 3a 1l 1l 1y 4h 4o 1o 1s 1

Words With Friends

18 pts
b 4a 1l 2l 2y 3h 3o 1o 1s 1

Wordfeud

18 pts
b 4a 1l 1l 1y 4h 4o 1o 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
b 4a 1l 2l 2y 4h 3o 1o 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in BALLYHOOS

Words that end like BALLYHOOS

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

kangaroosshampoosbambooscuckooshullabaloostattoosvoodoosigloostaboosshoosbooscoosmooswooszoos
All words ending in -OOS

Ballyhoos: quick answers

Is BALLYHOOS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BALLYHOOS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 17 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BALLYHOOS worth?
BALLYHOOS scores 17 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does ballyhoos mean?
ballyhoos is the plural and third-person singular form of ballyhoo, which means “blatant or sensational promotion”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BALLYHOOS?
You can make 205 shorter words from BALLYHOOS, such as BALLYHOO, BLASHY, BOLSHY, SHOALY. See the full list.