BILBY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BILBY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BILBY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BILBY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BILBY
No single letter turns BILBY into another word.
How BILBY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BILBY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,046 thousand.
What does BILBY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australianzoology
A small Australian marsupial with long ears and a pointed snout, related to the bandicoot.
The bilby is a burrowing, nocturnal marsupial native to the drier parts of Australia, recognised by its rabbit-like ears, silky blue-grey fur and long, tufted tail. Unlike the introduced rabbit, which has damaged much of the same habitat, the bilby digs deep spiral burrows and feeds on insects, seeds and small roots found underground. Conservation programmes in Australia now promote the bilby as a native alternative to the Easter Bunny, selling chocolate bilbies to raise money for its protection. Habitat loss and predation by introduced foxes and cats have made the bilby endangered across much of its former range.
How BILBY is used
An Australian English term for the native marsupial, familiar mainly through wildlife conservation and the chocolate Easter bilby.
- The zoo opened a new enclosure for its bilby.
- Conservationists are working to protect the wild bilby population.
- Children received a chocolate bilby instead of an Easter bunny.
- The bilby digs an extensive burrow to escape the heat.
- A rare sighting of a bilby delighted the research team.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BILBY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BILBY
Common questions about BILBY
- Is BILBY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BILBY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BILBY worth?
- BILBY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BILBY mean?
- A small Australian marsupial with long ears and a pointed snout, related to the bandicoot.
- What letters can be added to BILBY?
- No single letter can be added to BILBY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BILBY:
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