Definition of screwball

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • screwball is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
  • screwball is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
  • screwball is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 20

Definition of screwball


  • a whimsically eccentric person (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. crackpot
    2. crank
    3. fruitcake
    4. nut
    5. nut case
  • foolish; totally unsound (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a screwball proposal without a prayer of working

    Synonyms

    1. crazy
    2. half-baked
    3. softheaded
  • a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown (noun)

See definition of screwball in Merriam Webster