BELAYING is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BELAYING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
b3e1l1a1y4i1n1g2
PlayableBELAYING · 8 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BELAYING?
| 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: 40 / 100
40WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.75
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.88%
Our own measure of how useful BELAYING is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BELAYING
No single letter turns BELAYING into another word.
How BELAYING scores
Scrabble b3e1l1a1y4i1n1g2 14
Words with Friends b4e1l2a1y3i1n2g3 17
Face value of the 8 tiles in BELAYING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BELAYING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BELAYING
- All 8 letters of BELAYING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BELAYING
abyeing13 belying13 ebaying13 aleying11 yealing11 bealing10 abying12 baying12 blingy12 bailey11 bylane11 byline11 gainly10 laying10 lynage10 abling9 baling9 bangle9 bingle9 ealing7 genial7 linage7 beigy11 bigly11 bilgy11 bingy11 gleby11 bayle10 beany10 belay10 bialy10 bliny10 inbye10 agley9 eying9 gaily9 geyan9 gynae9 gynie9 lingy9
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Common questions about BELAYING
- Is BELAYING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BELAYING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BELAYING worth?
- BELAYING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BELAYING?
- No single letter can be added to BELAYING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BELAYING:
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