BAYARD is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 12 points
Yes for Scrabble. BAYARD is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
b3a1y4a1r1d2
PlayableBAYARD · 6 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
12points in Words with Friends
6letters
1hook available
1 in 344,923odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept BAYARD?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.33%
Our own measure of how useful BAYARD is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAYARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bayardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BAYARD scores
Scrabble b3a1y4a1r1d2 12
Words with Friends b4a1y3a1r1d2 12
Face value of the 6 tiles in BAYARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
Words starting with BAYARD
1 longer words begin with BAYARD.
Shorter words from the letters in BAYARD
bardy11 abray10 baya9 bray9 yaba9 adry8 dray8 yard8 bard7 brad7 darb7 drab7 raya7 yaar7 arba6 dby9 aby8 bay8 day7 dry7 yad7 ary6 bad6 dab6 ray6 rya6 yar6 aba5 arb5 baa5 bar5 bra5 ard4 rad4 by7 ay5 bd5 ya5 ab4 ba4
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Common questions about BAYARD
- Is BAYARD valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BAYARD is not in it.
- How many points is BAYARD worth?
- BAYARD is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BAYARD?
- BAYARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BAYARD:
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