8-letter words containing BALL
Embark on an exploration of 8-letter words that contain the letter BALL. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate BALL within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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football | 13 | any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal | - |
baseball | 12 | 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 |
ballroom | 12 | large room used mainly for dancing | - |
softball | 13 | a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer | - |
fireball | 13 | a highly energetic and indefatigable person | - |
snowball | 13 | plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions | - |
meatball | 12 | ground meat formed into a ball and fried or simmered in broth | - |
ballpark | 16 | near to the scope or range of something | his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark |
handball | 14 | a game played in a walled court or against a single wall by two or four players who strike a rubber ball with their hands | - |
verbally | 16 | as a verb | he had a habit of using nouns verbally |
globally | 14 | throughout the world | this is globally significant |
hardball | 14 | a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics | they play hardball in the Senate |
fastball | 13 | (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity | he swung late on the fastball |
goofball | 14 | a man who is a stupid incompetent fool | - |
hairball | 13 | a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur) | - |
ballgame | 13 | a particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation | HDTV looks the same but it's really a whole new ballgame |
kickball | 20 | - | - |
puffball | 18 | any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles | - |
spitball | 12 | an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it | - |
cornball | 12 | - | - |
highball | 17 | a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass | - |
ballcock | 18 | floating ball that controls level in a water tank | - |
balletic | 12 | characteristic of or resembling or suitable for ballet | - |
ballista | 10 | an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles | - |
fuzzball | 31 | - | - |
washball | 16 | - | - |
trapball | 12 | - | - |
tribally | 13 | - | - |
sourball | 10 | round piece of tart hard candy | - |
patballs | 12 | - | - |
pithball | 15 | - | - |
pinballs | 12 | - | - |
pushball | 15 | a game using a leather ball six feet in diameter; the two side try to push it across the opponents' goal | - |
ballclay | 15 | - | - |
ballonne | 10 | - | - |
balloons | 10 | - | - |
balloted | 11 | - | - |
ballotee | 10 | - | - |
balloter | 10 | - | - |
ballsier | 10 | - | - |
ballonet | 10 | - | - |
ballocks | 16 | - | - |
balleted | 11 | - | - |
ballhawk | 20 | - | - |
ballings | 11 | - | - |
balliums | 12 | - | - |
ballutes | 10 | - | - |
ballyard | 14 | - | - |
ballyhoo | 16 | blatant or sensational promotion | - |
ballyrag | 14 | be bossy towards | - |
ballated | 11 | - | - |
balladed | 12 | - | - |
ballades | 11 | - | - |
balladic | 13 | - | - |
balladin | 11 | - | - |
balladry | 14 | - | - |
ballants | 10 | - | - |
ballasts | 10 | - | - |
beanball | 12 | a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head | - |
blowball | 15 | any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls | - |
blueball | 12 | - | - |
boxballs | 19 | - | - |
caballed | 13 | - | - |
caballer | 12 | - | - |
emballed | 13 | - | - |
earballs | 10 | - | - |
eyeballs | 13 | - | - |
fishball | 16 | - | - |
forkball | 17 | - | - |
foosball | 13 | - | - |
fourball | 13 | - | - |
gumballs | 13 | - | - |
heelball | 13 | - | - |
iceballs | 12 | - | - |
korfball | 17 | - | - |
goalball | 11 | - | - |
lowballs | 13 | - | - |
mothball | 15 | a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing | - |
netballs | 10 | - | - |
oddballs | 12 | - | - |
coalball | 12 | - | - |
palmball | 14 | - | - |
rootball | 10 | - | - |
scumball | 14 | - | - |
dirtball | 11 | - | - |
dustball | 11 | - | - |
glueball | 11 | - | - |
furballs | 13 | - | - |
fusballs | 13 | - | - |
fussball | 13 | - | - |
airballs | 10 | - | - |
ballsing | 11 | - | - |
ballpeen | 12 | - | - |
balliest | 10 | - | - |
ballgown | 14 | - | - |
ballgirl | 11 | - | - |
ballboys | 15 | - | - |