BAILIE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BAILIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BAILIE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAILIE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAILIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bailiesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BAILIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BAILIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does BAILIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotshistorical
In Scotland, a municipal officer who formerly acted as a magistrate and civic administrator in a burgh.
A bailie was a senior member of a Scottish town council, roughly equivalent to an English alderman, who combined local government duties with the power to sit as a magistrate in minor court matters. The office grew out of the old Scottish burghs, where a bailie represented royal or civic authority in matters of trade, order, and justice long before modern police courts existed. Although Scottish local government has since been reorganised, the title bailie still survives in some councils as an honorary or ceremonial civic role. The word is closely tied to Scottish civic history and rarely appears outside discussions of Scotland's burghs and town councils.
How BAILIE is used
A Scottish civic and historical title, met mainly in accounts of burgh government rather than in modern everyday speech.
- The bailie presided over the small court held in the burgh hall.
- He was elected bailie after years of service on the town council.
- Old records list the bailie among the chief officers of the burgh.
- The city still appoints a bailie for certain ceremonial duties.
- As bailie, she had both administrative and minor judicial responsibilities.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAILIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BAILIE
3 longer words begin with BAILIE.
Shorter words from the letters in BAILIE
Common questions about BAILIE
- Is BAILIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BAILIE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BAILIE worth?
- BAILIE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAILIE mean?
- In Scotland, a municipal officer who formerly acted as a magistrate and civic administrator in a burgh.
- What letters can be added to BAILIE?
- BAILIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BAILIE:
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