BAYLE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. BAYLE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BAYLE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAYLE is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAYLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
baylesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BAYLE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BAYLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does BAYLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaichistorical
The open enclosed space between the outer and inner walls of a castle.
A bayle formed a defended courtyard where a castle's outbuildings, livestock and garrison could shelter behind the outer wall while still short of the keep itself. Historians of medieval fortification use bayle, alongside the more familiar bailey, for this same defensive ring of open ground.
How BAYLE is used
Found chiefly in historical and archaeological writing about medieval castles.
- Excavation uncovered stables built against the bayle wall.
- Livestock were driven into the bayle during a siege.
- The outer bayle held workshops as well as soldiers' quarters.
- A second gate separated the bayle from the inner keep.
- Archaeologists mapped the bayle from foundation traces alone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAYLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BAYLE
The 5 tiles of BAYLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BAYLE
1 longer words begin with BAYLE.
Shorter words from the letters in BAYLE
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Common questions about BAYLE
- Is BAYLE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BAYLE is not in it.
- How many points is BAYLE worth?
- BAYLE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAYLE mean?
- The open enclosed space between the outer and inner walls of a castle.
- What letters can be added to BAYLE?
- BAYLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BAYLE:
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