ball
Ball can refer to a solid projectile that is shot by a musket, round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games, or an object with a spherical shape. As a verb, ball can mean to form into a ball by winding or rolling or live very well.
Length
4
Scrabble
6
WWF
9
Starts
BA
Ends
ALL
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “BALL” Mean?
ball has 12 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
10 sensesround object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
“the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve”
“the mayor threw out the first ball”
“the ball rolled into the corner pocket”
a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
“they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball”
a spherical object used as a plaything
“he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub”
Show 4 more noun definitions
a lavish dance requiring formal attire
Synonyms
a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass
“the ball at the base of the thumb”
“he stood on the balls of his feet”
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
“he played baseball in high school”
“there was a baseball game on every empty lot”
“there was a desire for National League ball in the area”
“play ball!”
Synonyms
a pitch that is not in the strike zone
“he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him”
Verb
2 sensesform into a ball by winding or rolling
“ball wool”
to live very well
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Word Intelligence
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Definition
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
Length
4 letters
Starts With
B
Ends With
L
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
B, A, L, L
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆BALL has a Scrabble score of 6. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆BALL is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆BALL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆BALL contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
3
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
B
Letter Pattern
ABCC
CV Pattern
CVCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
BA, AL, LL
Trigrams
BAL, ALL
Crossword Intelligence
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