ABYE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ABYE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABYE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABYE is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABYE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
abyesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABYE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ABYE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does ABYE mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To pay the penalty for something.
Abye is archaic and appears in Spenser and Shakespeare, where it means to suffer for an act. It is a form of the verb behind buy, through the idea of paying for something.
How ABYE is used
Archaic. The past form is abought.
- The word abye means to pay a penalty.
- Abye is a form of the verb behind buy.
- Spenser and Shakespeare both use abye.
- He shall abye it dearly is the usual construction.
- Nothing modern uses abye at all.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABYE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ABYE
The 4 tiles of ABYE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ABYE
2 longer words begin with ABYE.
Words ending in ABYE
2 words end in ABYE. Useful as a back hook: play ABYE onto a word already on the board.
Words with ABYE inside
1 words contain ABYE in the middle. Words that start with ABYE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ABYE
Common questions about ABYE
- Is ABYE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABYE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABYE worth?
- ABYE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABYE mean?
- To pay the penalty for something.
- What letters can be added to ABYE?
- ABYE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ABYE:
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