BY is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BY?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BY is to know. It scores 7 from 2 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 2.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BY scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in BY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,238.
What stands out about BY
- BY is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BY mean in Scrabble?
preposition
Beside; or naming the person or thing that performs an action.
How BY is used
- The letter was written by hand and left by the door.
- We drove by the lake without stopping.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BY and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BY
Showing 24 of 98 words that begin with BY.
Words ending in BY
Showing 24 of 131 words that end in BY. Useful as a back hook: play BY onto a word already on the board.
Words with BY inside
Showing 24 of 201 words that contain BY somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about BY
- Is BY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BY, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BY worth?
- BY is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BY mean?
- Beside; or naming the person or thing that performs an action.
- What letters can be added to BY?
- BY takes 4 hooks: 2 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of BY:
Open BY in the Word Finder