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Is ballyhoo a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ballyhoo is a Scrabble US word. The word ballyhoo is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

B3A1L1L1Y4H4O1O1

Is ballyhoo a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ballyhoo is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

B3A1L1L1Y4H4O1O1

Is ballyhoo a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ballyhoo is a Words With Friends word. The word ballyhoo is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4A1L2L2Y3H3O1O1

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8-letter words (1 found)

BALLYHOO,

6-letter words (3 found)

HALLOO,HOLLOA,LOBOLA,

5-letter words (13 found)

ALLOY,BALLY,BALOO,BOOAY,BOYLA,HALLO,HOLLA,HOLLO,HOLLY,HOOLY,LOOBY,LOYAL,YAHOO,

4-letter words (24 found)

ABLY,AHOY,ALLY,ALOO,BALL,BLAH,BLAY,BOHO,BOLA,BOLL,BOLO,BOOH,BOOL,BOYO,HALL,HALO,HOBO,HOLO,HOLY,HOYA,HYLA,LOBO,OBOL,OLLA,

3-letter words (30 found)

ABO,ABY,ALB,ALL,BAH,BAL,BAO,BAY,BOA,BOH,BOO,BOY,HAO,HAY,HOA,HOB,HOO,HOY,LAB,LAH,LAY,LOB,LOO,LOY,OBA,OBO,OHO,OOH,YAH,YOB,

2-letter words (17 found)

AB,AH,AL,AY,BA,BO,BY,HA,HO,LA,LO,OB,OH,OO,OY,YA,YO,

You can make 88 words from ballyhoo according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ballyhoo

ballyhoo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bæliˈhuː/

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

ballyhoo (plural ballyhoos)

  1. Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
  2. Noisy shouting or uproar.
Translations

Verb

ballyhoo (third-person singular simple present ballyhoos, present participle ballyhooing, simple past and past participle ballyhooed)

  1. To sensationalise or make grand claims.
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Related terms

  • ballyhooed (adjective)

Etymology 2

From Spanish balajú.

Noun

ballyhoo (plural ballyhoos)

  1. Certain species in family Hemiramphidae, inshore, surface-dwelling needlefish forming sizeable schools.
    1. Hemiramphus brasiliensis
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Etymology 3

Possibly from Spanish balahú (“schooner”).

Noun

ballyhoo (plural ballyhoos)

  1. An unseaworthy or slovenly ship.

References

  • Michael Quinion (2004) “Ballyhoo”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, →ISBN.

Source: wiktionary.org