What does BALLOON mean?

Pronunciation
/bəˈlun/
Letters
7
Scrabble score
9
Words With Friends score
13
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
  2. small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck

verb

  1. ride in a hot-air balloon“He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China”
  2. become inflated“The sails ballooned”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

balloons10ballooned12

Anagrams of BALLOON

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside BALLOON

37 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

ballon8ball6 bola6bolo6boon6loan4 lobo6loon4abo5all3 bal5ban5 boa5boo5 lab5 lob5loo3nab5nob5noo3ab4 al2an2ba4bo4la2 lo2na2no2 on2

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Questions

Is BALLOON a valid word in word games?

BALLOON is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is BALLOON worth?

BALLOON is worth 9 points with Scrabble letter values and 13 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from BALLOON?

37 other words, including ON, AN, ALL and NO.