BYRLAWS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. BYRLAWS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BYRLAWS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BYRLAWS is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BYRLAWS
No single letter turns BYRLAWS into another word.
How BYRLAWS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BYRLAWS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What stands out about BYRLAWS
- BYRLAWS gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BYRLAWS
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Common questions about BYRLAWS
- Is BYRLAWS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BYRLAWS is not in it.
- How many points is BYRLAWS worth?
- BYRLAWS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BYRLAWS?
- No single letter can be added to BYRLAWS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BYRLAWS:
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