202 words come out when you unscramble BALLYHOOS, starting with BALLYHOOS itself: 17 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. BALLYHOO is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from BALLYHOOS split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 3 with 7, 15 with 6, 44 with 5, 60 with 4, 57 with 3 and 21 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with BALLYHOOS letters: BALLYHOO, 16 points.
44 5-letter words you get when you unscramble BALLYHOOS; 6 of them share the top score of 11. BALLS, HOLLY and SALLY are everyday picks.
9 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble BALLYHOOS tie at 10 points; none scores more. HALL, BOYS and BALL will look familiar.
Among 57 3-letter words from BALLYHOOS, the top score is 9, reached by 4. ALL, HAS and SAY are the familiar ones.
What BALLYHOOS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept BALLYHOOS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALLYHOOS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 202) | 163 | 202 | 148 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
39 of the 202 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BLASHY, BOOAYS, BASHO, BLASH, BLAYS, BOOAY, BOOHS, YAHS, BLAY, BOHS, BOOH, LOBOLAS and 27 more. 15 of the 202 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BOHOS, BOHO, HOLOS, HAOS, HOLO, LAHS, AHS, HOO, HOS, LAH, OBAS, SHO and 3 more.