Unscramble SOFTBALL and you have 163 words, SOFTBALL itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, BAFTS, FLABS and FLOBS lead with 10 points. It has 8 letters, 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from SOFTBALL by length: 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 7 with 6, 39 with 5, 60 with 4, 39 with 3 and 16 with 2.
BALLOTS is the only one of the 7-letter words made with SOFTBALL letters; it scores 9 points.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SOFTBALL, BAFTS, FLABS and FLOBS tie for first at 10 points. FALLS, BOATS and BALLS are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words from SOFTBALL, the top score is 9, reached by 5. ALSO, LAST and FAST are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SOFTBALL but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with SO · ending in LL · all 8-letter words
The meaning of SOFTBALL, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SOFTBALL, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOFTBALL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 163) | 147 | 161 | 139 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 14 of them: BAFTS, FLOBS, BAFT, FLOB, BASTO, SAFT, BAOS, BAO, LOAST, OBS, SALTO, OB and 2 more. Words With Friends* skips 8 of them: FABS, FAB, OBAS, SOBA, LOTSA, OBA, TALLS and ATS. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 2 of them: ALFS and ALF.
Each word below uses all the letters of SOFTBALL and one more.