BYWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BYWAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BYWAY?
| 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 BYWAY is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BYWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bywaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BYWAY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BYWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,091 thousand.
What does BYWAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A minor road away from the main routes.
A byway is quieter and less travelled than a highway, often winding through countryside or small towns. The word is also used figuratively for a minor or little-known branch of a subject.
How BYWAY is used
Common in descriptions of rural travel and, figuratively, minor topics.
- They took a byway to avoid the motorway traffic.
- The old byway led past a row of cottages.
- Cyclists prefer the shaded byway to the busy road.
- He wrote a book about the byways of English history.
- Wildflowers grew thick along the country byway.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BYWAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BYWAY
1 longer words begin with BYWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in BYWAY
Common questions about BYWAY
- Is BYWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BYWAY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BYWAY worth?
- BYWAY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BYWAY mean?
- A minor road away from the main routes.
- What letters can be added to BYWAY?
- BYWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BYWAY:
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