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5-Letter Words With BY

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Popular 5-Letter Words With BY

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 5-Letter Words With BY 66 words

How often does BY appear in five-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 66 five-letter words containing BY. They average 12.5 points, the best is JUMBY (19 points) and 75.8% end in Y.

Total words
66
Average Scrabble score
12.5
out of 19 max
Everyday words
12%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
Y
75.8% of words

Most common last letters

  • y 75.8%
  • s 10.6%
  • e 4.5%

Top vowel pairs

  • oo4.5%
  • au3%
  • ou1.5%

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 BY

j 8u 1m 3b 3y 4

J 8 + U 1 + M 3 + B 3 + Y 4 = 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).

jumby

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 BY are there?

There are 66 five-letter words containing BY 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 BY?

JUMBY is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BYWAY (16), FLYBY (16), HOBBY (15).

What are some common five-letter words containing BY?

Everyday examples include LOBBY, HOBBY, BYTES, BOOBY, TABBY, RUGBY, BYWAY, ABYSS. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

Which rare five-letter words containing BY score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include JUMBY (19), BYKED (15), FUBBY (15), WOMBY (15). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.