12-Letter Words Starting With BALL
- 13 words
- All English dictionaries
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All 12-Letter Words Starting With BALL 13 words
How common is BALL at the start of twelve-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 13 twelve-letter words that start with BALL. They average 17.2 points, the best is BALLYRAGGING (20 points) and 38.5% end in S.
- Total words
- 13
- Average Scrabble score
- 17.2
- out of 20 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 38.5% of words
Most common last letters
- s 38.5%
- g 23.1%
- a 7.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ea7.7%
- ee7.7%
- ia7.7%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring twelve-letter word that starts with BALL
b 3a 1l 1l 1y 4r 1a 1g 2g 2i 1n 1g 2
B 3 + A 1 + L 1 + L 1 + Y 4 + R 1 + A 1 + G 2 + G 2 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 20 points
- Double word
- 40 pts
- Triple word
- 60 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
ballyragging
Form of ballyrag
- verbbe bossy towards“Her big brother always bullied her when she was young”
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How many twelve-letter words that start with BALL are there?
There are 13 twelve-letter words that start with BALL in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring twelve-letter word that starts with BALL?
BALLYRAGGING is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BALLBREAKERS (20), BALLETICALLY (19), BALLHANDLING (19).
Which rare twelve-letter words that start with BALL score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include BALLBREAKERS (20), BALLETICALLY (19), BALLHANDLING (19), BALLANWRASSE (17). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.