ballast

1. Coarse gravel or crushed rock laid to form a bed for roads or railroads.

2. Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship or the gondola of a balloon to enhance stability.

3. Something that gives stability, especially in character.

4. The gravel ingredient of concrete.

5. A heavy substance placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a or submarine).

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1. To steady or equip with or as if with ballast.

2. To fill in (as a railroad bed) with ballast.

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1. To fill (a railroad bed) with or as if with ballast.

2. To stabilize or provide with ballast.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
ballast	9	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ab	4
ba	4
la	2
ta	2
aa	2
at	2
as	2
al	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
tas	3
tab	5
sat	3
sal	3
sab	5
lat	3
las	3
lab	5
bat	5
bas	5
bal	5
baa	5
ats	3
als	3
aal	3
aas	3
aba	5
abs	5
ala	3
alb	5
all	3
alt	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
slab	6
labs	6
last	4
lats	4
baal	6
alas	4
alba	6
sall	4
salt	4
bals	6
slat	4
stab	6
albs	6
alls	4
alts	4
tabs	6
tala	4
tall	4
baas	6
aals	4
abas	6
ball	6
bast	6
bats	6
blat	6

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
atlas	5
albas	7
talls	5
talas	5
tabla	7
baals	7
balas	7
stall	5
salat	5
salal	5
sabal	7
balls	7
balsa	7
basal	7
blast	7
blats	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
basalt	8
tablas	8

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ballast	9