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

All Words That Start With BY 99 words

5-Letter Words Starting With BY 10

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6-Letter Words Starting With BY 25

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7-Letter Words Starting With BY 28

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8-Letter Words Starting With BY 11

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9-Letter Words Starting With BY 10

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10-Letter Words Starting With BY 6

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How common is BY at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 99 words that start with BY. Most are 7 letters long, they average 14.3 points, the best is BYZANTINE (23 points) and 41.4% end in S.

Total words
99
Most common length
7 letters
28 words
Average Scrabble score
14.3
out of 23 max
Longest word
BYSTANDERS
10 letters
Most common ending
S
41.4% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 41.4%
  • e 15.2%
  • d 8.1%

Top vowel pairs

  • ee2%
  • ie2%
  • oa2%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

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Highest-scoring word that starts with BY

b 3y 4z 10a 1n 1t 1i 1n 1e 1

B 3 + Y 4 + Z 10 + A 1 + N 1 + T 1 + I 1 + N 1 + E 1 = 23 points

Double word
46 pts
Triple word
69 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

byzantine

  1. nouna native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire
  2. adjectiveof or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it“Byzantine monks”
  3. adjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium
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How many words that start with BY are there?

There are 99 words that start with BY in our combined English word list. The most common length is 7 letters, with 28 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 BY?

BYZANTINE is worth 23 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BYCATCHES (21), BYZANTS (21), BYPRODUCTS (20).

What are some common words that start with BY?

Everyday examples include BY, BYTE, BYPASS, BYE, BYTES, BYGONE, BYSTANDER, BYWAY. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

What is the longest word that starts with BY?

BYSTANDERS has 10 letters.