REDBAY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. REDBAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REDBAY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REDBAY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REDBAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
redbaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REDBAY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in REDBAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What stands out about REDBAY
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does REDBAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A small tree of the southern United States whose inner wood is dark red.
Redbay is a regional tree name, and the first part of it points to the colour of the heartwood. The tree grows in the warm south of the country and stays small compared with most timber trees. The word is found mainly in botanical and regional writing rather than in everyday speech.
How REDBAY is used
A botanical and regional term of the American South.
- A redbay stood at the edge of the marsh.
- The guide pointed out a redbay beside the trail.
- The heartwood of the redbay is a deep red.
- Botanists listed the redbay among the trees of the region.
- Every redbay along the road had been cut back.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REDBAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of REDBAY
The 6 tiles of REDBAY in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with REDBAY
1 longer words begin with REDBAY.
Shorter words from the letters in REDBAY
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Common questions about REDBAY
- Is REDBAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REDBAY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REDBAY worth?
- REDBAY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REDBAY mean?
- A small tree of the southern United States whose inner wood is dark red.
- What letters can be added to REDBAY?
- REDBAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of REDBAY:
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