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Blackballs

Q: What does blackballs mean?

blackballs is the plural and third-person singular form of blackball, which means “the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.

b ₃l ₁a ₁c ₃k ₅b ₃a ₁l ₁l ₁s ₁

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 10 letters · Less common · plural and third-person singular form of blackball

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

What does blackballs mean?

noun

the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
Synonymsbarring

verb

expel from a community or group
Synonymsbanish ban ostracize ostracise shun
vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
“The President vetoed the bill”
Synonymsveto negative

Definitions shown for blackball, the base form of blackballs.

Is BLACKBALLS 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)	No

How many points is BLACKBALLS worth?

Scrabble

20 pts

b ₃l ₁a ₁c ₃k ₅b ₃a ₁l ₁l ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

26 pts

b ₄l ₂a ₁c ₄k ₅b ₄a ₁l ₂l ₂s ₁

Wordfeud

23 pts

b ₄l ₁a ₁c ₄k ₅b ₄a ₁l ₁l ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

26 pts

b ₄l ₂a ₁c ₃k ₆b ₄a ₁l ₂l ₂s ₁

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

Words from the letters in BLACKBALLS

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See all 110 words made from BLACKBALLS

Words that end like BLACKBALLS

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.

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All words ending in -ALLS

Blackballs: quick answers

Is BLACKBALLS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. BLACKBALLS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 20 points before board bonuses.

How many points is BLACKBALLS worth?

BLACKBALLS scores 20 points in Scrabble, 26 in Words With Friends, 23 in Wordfeud and 26 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does blackballs mean?

blackballs is the plural and third-person singular form of blackball, which means “the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in BLACKBALLS?

You can make 110 shorter words from BLACKBALLS, such as BLACKBALL, BABKAS, BLACKS, KABABS. See the full list.