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basketball

noun

a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop

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Word length
10
Starts with
B
Ends with
L
Contains
AS
Scrabble score
18
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈbɑːs.kɪt.bɔːl

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noun

  1. a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop

noun

  1. an inflated ball used in playing basketball

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