8-Letter Words With BAY
- 13 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With BAY
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With BAY 13 words
How often does BAY appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 13 eight-letter words containing BAY. They average 15.4 points, the best is SICKBAYS (19 points) and 69.2% end in S.
- Total words
- 13
- Average Scrabble score
- 15.4
- out of 19 max
- Everyday words
- 8%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 69.2% of words
Most common last letters
- s 69.2%
- e 7.7%
- g 7.7%
Top vowel pairs
- oo15.4%
- ee7.7%
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 containing BAY
s 1i 1c 3k 5b 3a 1y 4s 1
S 1 + I 1 + C 3 + K 5 + B 3 + A 1 + Y 4 + S 1 = 19 points
- Double word
- 38 pts
- Triple word
- 57 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
sickbays
Form of sickbay
- noun(nautical) a room for the treatment of the sick or injured (as on a ship)
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How many eight-letter words containing BAY are there?
There are 13 eight-letter words containing 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 containing BAY?
SICKBAYS is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BAYBERRY (18), BAYWOODS (17), KERBAYAS (17).
Which rare eight-letter words containing BAY score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include BAYWOODS (17), KERBAYAS (17), EMBAYING (16), FOREBAYS (16). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.