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Updated June 2026
A team sport similar to baseball but played with a larger, softer ball on a smaller field. Also refers to the ball itself used in the game.
“The company organised a softball tournament for employees to promote team building.”
Not typically used in Wordle due to 8-letter length; contains double-L and -BALL pattern
Worth 13 points; useful for building compound words with BALL
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