5-Letter Words With BAY
- 7 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words With BAY
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words With BAY 7 words
How often does BAY appear in five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 7 five-letter words containing BAY. They average 10.4 points and the best is EMBAY (12 points).
- Total words
- 7
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.4
- out of 12 max
- Everyday words
- 29%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 28.6% of words
Most common last letters
- s 28.6%
- a 14.3%
- d 14.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ou14.3%
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 five-letter word containing BAY
e 1m 3b 3a 1y 4
E 1 + M 3 + B 3 + A 1 + Y 4 = 12 points
- Double word
- 24 pts
- Triple word
- 36 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
embay
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many five-letter words containing BAY are there?
There are 7 five-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 five-letter word containing BAY?
EMBAY is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BAYED (11), BAYOU (10), ABAYA (10).
Which rare five-letter words containing BAY score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include ABAYA (10), BAYES (10), BAYLE (10), BAYTS (10). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.