basketball
NOUN
/bæskɪt,bɔl/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B
basketball is a valid 10-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3A1S1K5E1T1B3A1L1L1
3 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING
What does basketball mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
An inflated ball used in playing basketball.
BROADER