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Words That Start With BAY

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Popular Words That Start With BAY

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

All Words That Start With BAY 36 words

6-Letter Words Starting With BAY 9

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7-Letter Words Starting With BAY 6

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8-Letter Words Starting With BAY 5

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How common is BAY at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 36 words that start with BAY. Most are 6 letters long, they average 13 points, the best is BAYBERRY (18 points) and 36.1% end in S.

Total words
36
Most common length
6 letters
9 words
Average Scrabble score
13
out of 18 max
Longest word
BAYONETTING
11 letters
Most common ending
S
36.1% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 36.1%
  • d 16.7%
  • g 11.1%

Top vowel pairs

  • ee5.6%
  • oo5.6%
  • ou5.6%

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 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

  1. nounWest Indian tree; source of bay rum
  2. noundeciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries
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How many words that start with BAY are there?

There are 36 words that start with BAY in our combined English word list. The most common length is 6 letters, with 9 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word that starts with BAY?

BAYBERRY is worth 18 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BAYBERRIES (17), BAYONETTING (17), BAYWOODS (17).

What are some common words that start with BAY?

Everyday examples include BAY, BAYONET, BAYOU, BAYONETING, BAYBERRY, BAYOUS, BAYS, BAYONETED. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

What is the longest word that starts with BAY?

BAYONETTING has 11 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, BAYONETING (10 letters) is the longest common one.