BIYEARLY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BIYEARLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIYEARLY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIYEARLY is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIYEARLY
No single letter turns BIYEARLY into another word.
How BIYEARLY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BIYEARLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIYEARLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BIYEARLY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Happening every two years, or sometimes twice a year.
The prefix makes biyearly ambiguous, so careful writers spell out whether they mean once in two years or twice in one. Dictionaries record both senses, and the word can also be used as an adverb.
How BIYEARLY is used
Used for events, reviews and payments; context should show which meaning is intended.
- The company holds a biyearly review of its prices.
- A biyearly exhibition draws visitors from far away.
- The interest is paid on a biyearly basis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIYEARLY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BIYEARLY
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Common questions about BIYEARLY
- Is BIYEARLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIYEARLY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIYEARLY worth?
- BIYEARLY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIYEARLY mean?
- Happening every two years, or sometimes twice a year.
- What letters can be added to BIYEARLY?
- No single letter can be added to BIYEARLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BIYEARLY:
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