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BALL

4 letters

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Classic 1 pts
Big 1 pts
Super Big 1 pts

BALL is a valid 4-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 1 in Classic, 1 in Big, and 1 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

BALLS-s 2 BALLING-ing 5 BALLED-ed 3

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BALLINGS 11
noun
  1. countableuncountableA solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
    • a ball of spittle; a fecal ball
  2. countableuncountableA quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.
    • a ball of wool; a ball of twine
  3. countableuncountableIn 3-dimensional Euclidean space, the volume bounded by a sphere.
  4. countableuncountableThe set of points in a metric space of any number of dimensions lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point.
  5. countableuncountableThe set of points in a topological space lying within some open set containing a given point.
  6. countableuncountableA jacketed non-expanding bullet, typically of military origin.
  7. obsoleteuncountableSuch bullets collectively.
  8. countableuncountableA roundish, protuberant portion of some part of the body.
    • the ball of the thumb
  9. countableuncountableThe front of the bottom of the foot, just behind the toes.
  10. countableuncountableThe globe; the earthly sphere.
  11. countableAn object that is the focus of many sports and games, in which it may be thrown, caught, kicked, bounced, rolled, chased, retrieved, hit with an instrument, spun, etc., usually roughly spherical or ovoid but whose size, weight, bounciness, colour, etc. differ according to the game
  12. uncountableAny sport or game involving a ball; its play, literally or figuratively.
    • The children were playing ball on the beach.
    • George played his college ball at Stanford.
  13. countableA pitch that falls outside of the strike zone.
  14. countableAn opportunity to launch the pinball into play.
    • If you get to a million points, you get another ball.
  15. countableA single delivery by the bowler, six of which make up an over.
  16. countablea kick (or hit in e.g. field hockey) of the ball towards where one or more teammates is expected to be. (Distinguished from a pass by a longer distance travelled or less specific target point.)
  17. countableAn apparatus.
  18. countablemetonymicallyuncountableAn apparatus program with a ball.
  19. countablemildlyslanguncountablevulgarA testicle.
  20. countablemildlyslanguncountablevulgarNonsense.
    • That’s a load of balls, and you know it!
  21. countablemildlyslanguncountablevulgarCourage.
    • I doubt he’s got the balls to tell you off.
  22. countablehistoricaluncountableA leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.
  23. countablehistoricaluncountableA large pill, a form in which medicine was given to horses; a bolus.
  24. countablesingularslanguncountableOne thousand US dollars.
  25. A formal dance.
    • We still have pictures from the ball we had in August 2008.
  26. informalA very enjoyable time.
    • I had a ball at that concert.
  27. A competitive event among young African-American and Latin American LGBTQ+ people in which prizes are awarded for drag and similar performances. See ball culture.
verb
  1. transitiveTo form or wind into a ball.
    • to ball cotton
    • She balled her fists.
  2. To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.
  3. USintransitivetransitivevulgarTo have sexual intercourse (with).
  4. ambitransitiveTo gather balls which cling to the feet or skis, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls.
    • the horse balls
    • the snow balls
  5. participlepresentregionalslangTo be hip or cool.
  6. To reject from a fraternity or sorority. (Ellipsis of blackball).
  7. slangTo play basketball.
    • fuck it, we ball
  8. To spend money extravagantly.
  9. transitiveTo punish by affixing a ball and chain.
  10. transitiveOf bees: to kill (a wasp) by surrounding it in large numbers so as to raise its body heat.
  11. intransitiveTo operate (a vehicle) at high speed (whether balls-out, balls to the wall, or ballin' the jack, each of which comes ultimately from ball via a different route).
    • Hang back for a bit — that Peterbilt in the left lane is really ballin’ and I'd rather not be real close to him.
interjection
  1. An exclamation to inform players on an adjacent playing area that a loose ball from another game has entered their playing area; typically implies that play should be paused until the ball has been retrieved.
  2. An appeal by the crowd for holding the ball against a tackled player.