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Is BALLAST a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list BALLAST is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
9127

What does BALLAST mean?

  1. nounany heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
  2. nouncoarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads
  3. nounan attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings

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Hooks for BALLAST

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Words inside BALLAST

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Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up BALLAST in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

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Is BALLAST a Scrabble word?

BALLAST is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is BALLAST worth?

BALLAST is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does BALLAST mean?

Any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship.