ballistic
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 9
Definition of ballistic
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
- (not-comparable)Of or relating to ballistics.
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adj
- (not-comparable)Of or relating to ballistics.
- (comparable)Of or relating to projectiles moving under their own momentum, aerodynamic drag, gravity, and sometimes rocket power, without significant lift.
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(comparable, slang)Very angry.
“When he heard him lie about it, he went ballistic.”
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βᾰ́λλω (bắllō) Ancient Greek βαλλίστρᾱ (ballístrā)der. Latin ballista Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ballistic From Latin ballista (“a military siege engine for throwing stones”) + -ic.
Words you can make from ballistic
166 playable · top: ALBITIC (11 pts)
Best play albitic 11 points7-letter words
4 words6-letter words
12 words5-letter words
34 words- BASIC 9 pts
- ALIBI 7 pts
- BAILS 7 pts
- BAITS 7 pts
- BALLS 7 pts
- BALTI 7 pts
- BASIL 7 pts
- BIALI 7 pts
- BILLS 7 pts
- BLAST 7 pts
- BLATS 7 pts
- CALLS 7 pts
- CILIA 7 pts
- CLAST 7 pts
- CLITS 7 pts
- ILIAC 7 pts
- LAICS 7 pts
- LICIT 7 pts
- LILAC 7 pts
- SALIC 7 pts
- SCALL 7 pts
- TALCS 7 pts
- TIBIA 7 pts
- TICAL 7 pts
- ALIST 5 pts
- ILIAL 5 pts
- LILTS 5 pts
- LITAI 5 pts
- LITAS 5 pts
- STALL 5 pts
- STILL 5 pts
- TAILS 5 pts
- TALLS 5 pts
- TILLS 5 pts
4-letter words
61 words- CABS 8 pts
- SCAB 8 pts
- ACTS 6 pts
- ALBS 6 pts
- ASCI 6 pts
- BAIL 6 pts
- BAIT 6 pts
- BALL 6 pts
- BALS 6 pts
- BAST 6 pts
- BATS 6 pts
- BIAS 6 pts
- BILL 6 pts
- BITS 6 pts
- BLAT 6 pts
- CALL 6 pts
- CALS 6 pts
- CAST 6 pts
- CATS 6 pts
- CIST 6 pts
- CLIT 6 pts
- IBIS 6 pts
- ISBA 6 pts
- LABS 6 pts
- LACS 6 pts
- LAIC 6 pts
- LIBS 6 pts
- SCAT 6 pts
- SLAB 6 pts
- STAB 6 pts
- TABS 6 pts
- TALC 6 pts
- TICS 6 pts
- AILS 4 pts
- AITS 4 pts
- ALIT 4 pts
- ALLS 4 pts
- ALTS 4 pts
- ILIA 4 pts
- ILLS 4 pts
- LAST 4 pts
- LATI 4 pts
- LATS 4 pts
- LIAS 4 pts
- LILT 4 pts
- LIST 4 pts
- LITS 4 pts
- SAIL 4 pts
- SALL 4 pts
- SALT 4 pts
- SATI 4 pts
- SIAL 4 pts
- SILL 4 pts
- SILT 4 pts
- SLAT 4 pts
- SLIT 4 pts
- TAIL 4 pts
- TALI 4 pts
- TALL 4 pts
- TILL 4 pts
- TILS 4 pts
3-letter words
40 words- CAB 7 pts
- ABS 5 pts
- ACT 5 pts
- ALB 5 pts
- BAL 5 pts
- BAS 5 pts
- BAT 5 pts
- BIS 5 pts
- BIT 5 pts
- CAL 5 pts
- CAT 5 pts
- CIS 5 pts
- LAB 5 pts
- LAC 5 pts
- LIB 5 pts
- SAB 5 pts
- SAC 5 pts
- SIB 5 pts
- SIC 5 pts
- TAB 5 pts
- TIC 5 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIS 3 pts
- AIT 3 pts
- ALL 3 pts
- ALS 3 pts
- ALT 3 pts
- ATS 3 pts
- ILL 3 pts
- ITS 3 pts
- LAS 3 pts
- LAT 3 pts
- LIS 3 pts
- LIT 3 pts
- SAL 3 pts
- SAT 3 pts
- SIT 3 pts
- TAS 3 pts
- TIL 3 pts
- TIS 3 pts
2-letter words
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