BAIT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BAIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BAIT?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAIT is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAIT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BAIT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BAIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,034.
What does BAIT mean in Scrabble?
noun
Food or another attractive object used to lure fish, animals or people into a trap.
A fisherman puts a worm or a piece of fish on a hook as bait so that a fish will bite and be caught, and the same idea extends to any trick or offer used to draw someone into a trap or a deal. The word is also used as a verb, meaning to put such a lure in place or, more broadly, to deliberately provoke someone.
How BAIT is used
Everyday word, used both literally about fishing and hunting and figuratively about tempting offers or deliberate provocation.
- He threaded a worm onto the hook as bait.
- The advertisement was just bait to get people into the shop.
- Anglers keep live bait in a small bucket by the riverbank.
- She refused to rise to the bait when he tried to start an argument.
- The trap was set with a piece of cheese as bait.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAIT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BAIT
The 4 tiles of BAIT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BAIT
11 longer words begin with BAIT.
Words ending in BAIT
10 words end in BAIT. Useful as a back hook: play BAIT onto a word already on the board.
Words with BAIT inside
Showing 24 of 25 words that contain BAIT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BAIT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BAIT
Common questions about BAIT
- Is BAIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BAIT, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BAIT worth?
- BAIT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAIT mean?
- Food or another attractive object used to lure fish, animals or people into a trap.
- What letters can be added to BAIT?
- BAIT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BAIT:
Open BAIT in the Word Finder