BAILEY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BAILEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BAILEY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAILEY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAILEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
baileysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BAILEY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BAILEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does BAILEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The open courtyard or fortified enclosure of a medieval castle, lying inside the outer wall.
In a motte-and-bailey castle the bailey was the large yard at the foot of the raised mound, ringed by a palisade or wall, where stables, workshops, a well and living quarters stood. It was the everyday heart of the fortress, while the keep on the mound was the last refuge. The word also survives in place names such as the Old Bailey in London, named after the old city wall.
How BAILEY is used
Used in history and architecture; the plural is baileys.
- Horses were stabled in the bailey beneath the castle walls.
- Villagers fled into the bailey when raiders came over the hill.
- The inner bailey was protected by a second wall and a ditch.
- Archaeologists found the foundations of a smithy in the bailey.
- A wooden gate led from the bailey to the keep.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAILEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BAILEY
1 longer words begin with BAILEY.
Shorter words from the letters in BAILEY
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Common questions about BAILEY
- Is BAILEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BAILEY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BAILEY worth?
- BAILEY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAILEY mean?
- The open courtyard or fortified enclosure of a medieval castle, lying inside the outer wall.
- What letters can be added to BAILEY?
- BAILEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BAILEY:
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