PASSERBY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PASSERBY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PASSERBY?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PASSERBY is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PASSERBY
No single letter turns PASSERBY into another word.
How PASSERBY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PASSERBY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PASSERBY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PASSERBY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who happens to walk past a place.
Passerby usually refers to a stranger who has no connection with what is going on. Witnesses to accidents and street events are often described this way in news reports. The plural, passersby, changes the first part of the word.
How PASSERBY is used
Common in news reports and street scenes; also written as passer-by.
- A passerby called an ambulance.
- Every passerby stopped to look at the mural.
- The street musician smiled at each passerby.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PASSERBY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PASSERBY
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Common questions about PASSERBY
- Is PASSERBY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PASSERBY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PASSERBY worth?
- PASSERBY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PASSERBY mean?
- A person who happens to walk past a place.
- What letters can be added to PASSERBY?
- No single letter can be added to PASSERBY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PASSERBY:
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