BYPATH is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BYPATH 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 BYPATH?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BYPATH is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BYPATH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bypathsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BYPATH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BYPATH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What stands out about BYPATH
- BYPATH gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BYPATH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A little-used side path or secluded way off the main road.
A bypath suggests a quiet back route that locals know, as opposed to the busy highway. In a figurative sense it can mean an indirect or unusual approach to a subject.
How BYPATH is used
The word bypath appears in country writing, travel prose and figurative speech about detours.
- We followed a bypath through the hayfields to the river.
- The bypath was overgrown with nettles.
- His research took him down a strange bypath of history.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BYPATH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BYPATH
1 longer words begin with BYPATH.
Shorter words from the letters in BYPATH
Common questions about BYPATH
- Is BYPATH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BYPATH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BYPATH worth?
- BYPATH is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BYPATH mean?
- A little-used side path or secluded way off the main road.
- What letters can be added to BYPATH?
- BYPATH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BYPATH:
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