STANDBYS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. STANDBYS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STANDBYS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STANDBYS is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STANDBYS
No single letter turns STANDBYS into another word.
How STANDBYS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STANDBYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STANDBYS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STANDBYS
- STANDBYS gets by on a single vowel across 8 letters.
- STANDBYS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STANDBYS mean in Scrabble?
STANDBYS is the plural of STANDBY.
STANDBY(noun) — A person or thing kept ready for use if needed, or a low-power state of a device that is switched on but idle.
Shorter words from the letters in STANDBYS
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Common questions about STANDBYS
- Is STANDBYS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STANDBYS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STANDBYS worth?
- STANDBYS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STANDBYS?
- No single letter can be added to STANDBYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STANDBYS:
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