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Screwball

s 1c 3r 1e 1w 4b 3a 1l 1l 1

About 2 syllables

noun · adjective · 9 letters · Less common

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

What does screwball mean?

noun

  1. a whimsically eccentric person

    Synonymscrackpotcranknutnut casefruitcake

  2. a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown

adjective

  1. foolish; totally unsound

    “a crazy scheme”

    Synonymscrazysoftheaded

Is SCREWBALL 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 SCREWBALL worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
s 1c 3r 1e 1w 4b 3a 1l 1l 1

Words With Friends

20 pts
s 1c 4r 1e 1w 4b 4a 1l 2l 2

Wordfeud

18 pts
s 1c 4r 1e 1w 4b 4a 1l 1l 1

NYT Crossplay

20 pts
s 1c 3r 1e 1w 5b 4a 1l 2l 2

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

Words from the letters in SCREWBALL

Hooks for SCREWBALL

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

screwballs

Words that end like SCREWBALL

Common words that share the ending -ALL, 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 -ALL

Screwball: quick answers

Is SCREWBALL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SCREWBALL is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SCREWBALL worth?
SCREWBALL scores 16 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 20 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does screwball mean?
As a noun, screwball means “a whimsically eccentric person”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SCREWBALL?
You can make 316 shorter words from SCREWBALL, such as BECRAWLS, BESCRAWL, BECRAWL, BAWLERS. See the full list.