8-Letter Words Starting With BAY
- 5 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With BAY
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With BAY 5 words
How common is BAY at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 5 eight-letter words that start with BAY. They average 15.2 points and the best is BAYBERRY (18 points).
- Total words
- 5
- Average Scrabble score
- 15.2
- out of 18 max
- Everyday words
- 20%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 40% of words
Most common last letters
- s 40%
- e 20%
- r 20%
Top vowel pairs
- ee20%
- oo20%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with BAY
b 3a 1y 4b 3e 1r 1r 1y 4
B 3 + A 1 + Y 4 + B 3 + E 1 + R 1 + R 1 + Y 4 = 18 points
- Double word
- 36 pts
- Triple word
- 54 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
bayberry
- nounWest Indian tree; source of bay rum
- noundeciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries
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How many eight-letter words that start with BAY are there?
There are 5 eight-letter words that start with BAY in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with BAY?
BAYBERRY is worth 18 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BAYWOODS (17), BAYADEER (14), BAYADERE (14).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with BAY score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include BAYWOODS (17), BAYADEER (14), BAYADERE (14). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.