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Yes, tetherball is playable

...and is worth 17 points.

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"Tetherball" Definition

noun

A game played by two people using the hands or paddles and a ball hung by a cord from an upright post, the objective being to wind the cord around the post.
A game played with a ball suspended by a string from an upright pole in which the object is to wrap the string around the pole by striking the ball in a direction opposite to that of one's opponent.
The ball used in this game.

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