BALLAST — 7 letter word
ballast
The word ballast has 7 letters: B, A, L, L, A, S, T. It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Ballast has 1 anagram: ballats. As a noun, it means "any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship".
7 letter word "ballast": B A L L A S T — noun
Scrabble score: 9 Words With Friends score: 12
Letter analysis of ballast
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| A | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| L | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
2 vowels, 5 consonants, 5 unique letters
Definition of ballast
noun
- any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
- an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps Synonyms: light ballast
- a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations) Synonyms: ballast resistor, barretter
- an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals
- coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads
verb
- to make a ship steady with a ballast "We need to ballast the ship."
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