Blackballs

Scrabble:20 ptsWWF:26 pts10 letters
Definition of Blackballs

noun

  1. A rejection; a vote against admitting someone.
  2. A black ball used to indicate such a negative vote.

    "Regardless how many other people may have voted to approve a candidate for membership, a single blackball will reject the candidate."

  3. A kind of large black sweet; a niggerball.
  4. A substance for blacking shoes, boots, etc. or for taking impressions of engraved work.

verb

  1. To vote against, especially in an exclusive organization.

    "If you're not from a moneyed, well-connected family, you can count on getting blackballed from the fraternity."

  2. To ostracize.
Anagrams of Blackballs

No exact anagrams found for "blackballs". This word has a unique letter combination.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Blackballs"

Blackballs is a 10-letter word that scores 20 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Blackballs" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "blackballs" is a high-scoring word.