BYWAYS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BYWAYS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
b3y4w4a1y4s1
PlayableBYWAYS · 6 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 8,278 thousandodds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept BYWAYS?
| 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: 34 / 100
34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.83
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%3.5%
Our own measure of how useful BYWAYS is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BYWAYS
No single letter turns BYWAYS into another word.
How BYWAYS scores
Scrabble b3y4w4a1y4s1 17
Words with Friends b4y3w4a1y3s1 16
Face value of the 6 tiles in BYWAYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,278 thousand.
What stands out about BYWAYS
- BYWAYS 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
Shorter words from the letters in BYWAYS
byway16 yawy13 sway10 ways10 yaws10 yays10 abys9 bays9 swab9 wabs9 swy9 way9 yaw9 yay9 aby8 bay8 bys8 wab8 ays6 saw6 say6 was6 yas6 abs5 bas5 sab5 by7 aw5 ay5 ya5 ab4 ba4 as2
Common questions about BYWAYS
- Is BYWAYS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BYWAYS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BYWAYS worth?
- BYWAYS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BYWAYS?
- No single letter can be added to BYWAYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BYWAYS:
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