BYE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BYE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BYE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BYE is to know. It scores 8 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BYE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BYE scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in BYE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,369.
What does BYE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A pass to the next round without having to play.
In a knockout draw a bye is given when the number of entrants will not divide evenly, so it is a piece of luck rather than a reward. In cricket the word means something else entirely: a run scored when nobody has touched the ball at all.
How BYE is used
Countable: a bye, two byes. Also a shortened goodbye.
- They drew a bye in the first round and rested.
- Four byes were needed to make the numbers work.
- The batsmen ran a bye off the last delivery.
- A bye is luck and everybody says so afterwards.
- He said bye and was gone before the door shut.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BYE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BYE
The 3 tiles of BYE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BYE
3 longer words begin with BYE.
Words ending in BYE
10 words end in BYE. Useful as a back hook: play BYE onto a word already on the board.
Words with BYE inside
7 words contain BYE in the middle. Words that start with BYE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BYE
Common questions about BYE
- Is BYE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BYE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BYE worth?
- BYE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BYE mean?
- A pass to the next round without having to play.
- What letters can be added to BYE?
- BYE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of BYE:
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