BYLINE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BYLINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BYLINE?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful BYLINE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BYLINE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BYLINE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BYLINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does BYLINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article that names the person who wrote it.
A byline gives a reporter public credit and responsibility for a piece, and a writer who earns one for the first time often counts it as a milestone. Editors may drop it for unsigned pieces or agency copy. In football, particularly in British usage, the byline is also the stretch of the goal line on either side of the goal, where players run to cross the ball.
How BYLINE is used
Standard journalism term; the football sense is chiefly British.
- Her first byline appeared on the front page.
- The story ran without a byline.
- A byline in that magazine can launch a career.
- The winger reached the byline and cut the ball back.
- He checked the byline to see who had written the review.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BYLINE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BYLINE
4 longer words begin with BYLINE.
Shorter words from the letters in BYLINE
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Common questions about BYLINE
- Is BYLINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BYLINE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BYLINE worth?
- BYLINE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BYLINE mean?
- The line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article that names the person who wrote it.
- What letters can be added to BYLINE?
- BYLINE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BYLINE:
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