NEARBY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. NEARBY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEARBY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEARBY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEARBY
No single letter turns NEARBY into another word.
How NEARBY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NEARBY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does NEARBY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Located a short distance away; not far from where you are.
Nearby is an everyday word that works before a noun, as in a nearby town, and also stands alone as an adverb, as in she lives nearby. It is written as one word, which separates it from the phrase near by used in older writing. Unlike close, it says nothing about how long the journey takes, only that the distance is small.
How NEARBY is used
Common in all varieties; an adjective before a noun and an adverb after a verb.
- We stopped at a nearby cafe for lunch.
- There is a nearby river where children swim in summer.
- The nearby hills were covered in early snow.
- Is there a nearby pharmacy that stays open late?
- A nearby church bell rang as we arrived.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEARBY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NEARBY
The 6 tiles of NEARBY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in NEARBY
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Common questions about NEARBY
- Is NEARBY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEARBY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEARBY worth?
- NEARBY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEARBY mean?
- Located a short distance away; not far from where you are.
- What letters can be added to NEARBY?
- No single letter can be added to NEARBY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NEARBY:
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