The word bay is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • bay n. (Obsolete) A berry.
  • bay n. Laurus nobilis, a tree or shrub of the family Lauraceae, having dark green leaves and berries.
  • bay n. Bay leaf, the leaf of this or certain other species of tree or shrub, used as a herb.

23 valid words from 3 definitions

AND AS BAY BERRIES BERRY CERTAIN DARK FAMILY GREEN HAVING HERB LEAF LEAVES OBSOLETE OF OR OTHER SHRUB SPECIES THE THIS TREE USED

3 invalid words from 3 definitions

LAURACEAE LAURUS NOBILIS

2 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AY BA

2 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AB YA

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

ABY

33 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

BAA BAC BAD BAE BAG BAH BAL BAM BAN BAO BAP BAR BAS BAT BEY BOY BUY CAY DAY FAY GAY HAY JAY KAY LAY MAY NAY PAY RAY SAY TAY WAY YAY

3 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

AY BA BY

3 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

BABY BLAY BRAY

45 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

BAYE BAYS BAYT BAYED BAYER BAYES BAYLE BAYOU BAYTS BAYAMO BAYARD BAYEST BAYING BAYLES BAYMAN BAYMEN BAYOUS BAYTED BAYWOP BAYYAN BAYAMOS BAYARDS BAYONET BAYSIDE BAYTING BAYWOOD BAYWOPS BAYYANS BAYADEER BAYADERE BAYBERRY BAYFRONT BAYNODDY BAYONETS BAYSIDES BAYWOODS BAYADEERS BAYADERES BAYFRONTS BAYONETED BAYBERRIES BAYNODDIES BAYONETING BAYONETTED BAYONETTING

23 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

ABAYA ABAYAS EBAYER EMBAYS KABAYA EBAYERS EBAYING EMBAYED EMBAYLD KABAYAS KERBAYA REDBAYS SABAYON EBAYINGS EMBAYING FOREBAYS GOOMBAYS KERBAYAS ROSEBAYS SABAYONS SICKBAYS EMBAYMENT EMBAYMENTS

6 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

EMBAY REDBAY FOREBAY GOOMBAY ROSEBAY SICKBAY

11 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A YABA
+B BABY
+E ABYE BAYE
+G GABY
+L ABLY BLAY
+R BRAY
+S ABYS BAYS
+T BAYT

5 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-A BY
-B AY YA
-Y AB BA

Scrabble scoring

  • 8 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 35.8 chance (2.79%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 128 chance (0.78%).

Other languages


Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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