BYSTREET is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BYSTREET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BYSTREET?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BYSTREET is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BYSTREET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bystreetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BYSTREET scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BYSTREET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BYSTREET has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BYSTREET mean in Scrabble?
noun
A minor street off a main road, often quiet or little known.
Where a main road is busy and obvious, a bystreet is the lane you reach by turning aside. Travel writers like the word for the quieter, more local side of a town.
How BYSTREET is used
Fairly literary; used in descriptions of towns and walks.
- We found the cafe down a narrow bystreet.
- She lived in a quiet bystreet behind the church.
- The bystreet was too small to appear on the map.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BYSTREET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BYSTREET
1 longer words begin with BYSTREET.
Shorter words from the letters in BYSTREET
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Common questions about BYSTREET
- Is BYSTREET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BYSTREET, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BYSTREET worth?
- BYSTREET is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BYSTREET mean?
- A minor street off a main road, often quiet or little known.
- What letters can be added to BYSTREET?
- BYSTREET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BYSTREET:
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