BYPLAY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BYPLAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BYPLAY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BYPLAY is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BYPLAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
byplaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BYPLAY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BYPLAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,278 thousand.
What stands out about BYPLAY
- BYPLAY 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 BYPLAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Minor action or by-the-way business that goes on aside while the main action continues.
In a play or film byplay is the silent glances, gestures or whispers of secondary characters that add colour without taking over the scene. In daily life it means little exchanges that happen alongside a bigger event.
How BYPLAY is used
The word byplay is used in theatre and film criticism and in describing social scenes.
- The byplay between the two clowns amused the audience.
- Quiet byplay went on between the sisters during the speech.
- The director cut some of the byplay to shorten the scene.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BYPLAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BYPLAY
1 longer words begin with BYPLAY.
Shorter words from the letters in BYPLAY
Common questions about BYPLAY
- Is BYPLAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BYPLAY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BYPLAY worth?
- BYPLAY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BYPLAY mean?
- Minor action or by-the-way business that goes on aside while the main action continues.
- What letters can be added to BYPLAY?
- BYPLAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BYPLAY:
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