spitball
Definitions
Noun
- A projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere
- An illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "spitball".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | spitball | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | spitball's | 2 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "spitball".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "spitball".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hospital | 3 | 110 |
| 2 | stall | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | spiral | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | spiritually | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | pitfall | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | stalls | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | spills | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | pinball | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | spill | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | pitfalls | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | spitball's | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | paintball | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | spitale | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | spall | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | softball | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | fastball | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | aspinall | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | spinal | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | spalla | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | sibyll | 2 | 0 |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "spitball".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | spitball's | 2 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 5
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
The End of the Spitball: Sloppy, Dirty, Disgusting … and Almost Impossible to Get Rid Of
Dec 17, 2025 Society for American Baseball Research
Dec 17, 2025 Society for American Baseball Research
Cannes Spitball #2: Asghar Farhadi and James Gray Expected to Premiere in Early 2026
Dec 31, 2025 World of Reel
Dec 31, 2025 World of Reel
Bowden: 5 MLB trades I’d like to see in May, including deals for Ryan Helsley and Joe Ryan
May 5, 2025 The New York Times
May 5, 2025 The New York Times
Cannes 2026: Spitball #1 Includes Almodóvar, Östlund, Refn, Coen, Gray — and Yes, Malick
Nov 18, 2025 World of Reel
Nov 18, 2025 World of Reel
‘JBLT’: Pritzker and Jimmy Kimmel Spitball Fat Jibes Trump Could Use Against Him
May 2, 2025 The Daily Beast
May 2, 2025 The Daily Beast