Words Containing BY
There are 242 English words that contain the sequence BY. Range: ABY to WOMBY. The Scrabble® high-scorer is HYPABYSSALLY at 28 points; the longest is LABYRINTHODONTS (15 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Roughly 11% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
A
B
- BABY11 pts
- BABYHOOD19 pts
- BABYHOODS20 pts
- BABYING15 pts
- BABYISH17 pts
- BABYSITTER17 pts
- BABYSITTERS18 pts
- BLABBY15 pts
- BLEBBY15 pts
- BLOWBY16 pts
- BLOWBYS17 pts
- BOBBY14 pts
- BOMBYCID20 pts
- BOMBYCIDS21 pts
- BOMBYX22 pts
- BOMBYXES24 pts
- BOOBY12 pts
- BRUMBY15 pts
- BUBBY14 pts
- BUSBY12 pts
- BY7 pts
- BYE8 pts
- BYELAW14 pts
- BYELAWS15 pts
- BYES9 pts
- BYGONE12 pts
- BYGONES13 pts
- BYLAW13 pts
- BYLAWS14 pts
- BYLINE11 pts
- BYLINED13 pts
- BYLINER12 pts
- BYLINERS13 pts
- BYLINES12 pts
- BYLINING14 pts
- BYNAME13 pts
- BYNAMES14 pts
- BYPASS13 pts
- BYPASSED16 pts
- BYPASSES15 pts
- BYPASSING17 pts
- BYPAST13 pts
- BYPATH16 pts
- BYPATHS17 pts
- BYPLAY16 pts
- BYPLAYS17 pts
- BYPRODUCT19 pts
- BYPRODUCTS20 pts
- BYRE9 pts
- BYRES10 pts
- BYRL9 pts
- BYRLED12 pts
- BYRLING13 pts
- BYRLS10 pts
- BYRNIE11 pts
- BYRNIES12 pts
- BYROAD12 pts
- BYROADS13 pts
- BYS8 pts
- BYSSI10 pts
- BYSSINOSES15 pts
- BYSSINOSIS15 pts
- BYSSUS11 pts
- BYSSUSES13 pts
- BYSTANDER15 pts
- BYSTANDERS16 pts
- BYSTREET13 pts
- BYSTREETS14 pts
- BYTALK15 pts
- BYTALKS16 pts
- BYTE9 pts
- BYTES10 pts
- BYWAY16 pts
- BYWAYS17 pts
- BYWORD15 pts
- BYWORDS16 pts
- BYWORK18 pts
- BYWORKS19 pts
- BYZANT20 pts
- BYZANTINE23 pts
- BYZANTS21 pts
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- LABYRINTH17 pts
- LABYRINTHIAN20 pts
- LABYRINTHINE20 pts
- LABYRINTHODONT23 pts
- LABYRINTHODONTS24 pts
- LABYRINTHS18 pts
- LAMBY12 pts
- LIMBY12 pts
- LOBBY12 pts
- LOBBYER14 pts
- LOBBYERS15 pts
- LOBBYGOW19 pts
- LOBBYGOWS20 pts
- LOBBYING16 pts
- LOBBYISM17 pts
- LOBBYISMS18 pts
- LOBBYIST15 pts
- LOBBYISTS16 pts
- LOOBY10 pts
- LULLABY12 pts
- LULLABYING16 pts
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O
P
- PASSERBY15 pts
- PASSERSBY16 pts
- PRESBYOPE18 pts
- PRESBYOPES19 pts
- PRESBYOPIA19 pts
- PRESBYOPIAS20 pts
- PRESBYOPIC21 pts
- PRESBYOPICS22 pts
- PRESBYTER16 pts
- PRESBYTERATE19 pts
- PRESBYTERATES20 pts
- PRESBYTERIAL19 pts
- PRESBYTERIALLY24 pts
- PRESBYTERIALS20 pts
- PRESBYTERIAN19 pts
- PRESBYTERIES19 pts
- PRESBYTERS17 pts
- PRESBYTERY20 pts
R
S
- SASSABY12 pts
- SCABBY15 pts
- SCRUBBY16 pts
- SEMISHRUBBY23 pts
- SHABBY16 pts
- SHRUBBY17 pts
- SIBYL10 pts
- SIBYLIC14 pts
- SIBYLLIC15 pts
- SIBYLLINE14 pts
- SIBYLS11 pts
- SLOBBY13 pts
- SNOBBY13 pts
- SNUBBY13 pts
- SQUABBY23 pts
- STANDBY13 pts
- STANDBYS14 pts
- STUBBY13 pts
- SUPERLOBBYIST22 pts
- SUPERLOBBYISTS23 pts
- SWABBY16 pts
- SWINGBY16 pts
- SWINGBYS17 pts
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Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypabyssally | 28 | 28 |
| 2 | bombyxes | 24 | 26 |
| 3 | labyrinthodonts | 24 | 26 |
| 4 | presbyterially | 24 | 26 |
| 5 | hobbyhorses | 24 | 23 |
| 6 | superlobbyists | 23 | 27 |
| 7 | byzantine | 23 | 25 |
| 8 | labyrinthodont | 23 | 25 |
| 9 | semishrubby | 23 | 25 |
| 10 | squabby | 23 | 25 |
What these words mean
- hypabyssally
- Valid 12-letter English word — definition not on file.
- bombyxes
- Valid 8-letter English word — definition not on file.
- labyrinthodonts
- (noun)Any extinct amphibian of the subclass Labyrinthodontia
- presbyterially
- Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
- hobbyhorses
- (noun)The Irish hobby, an extinct breed of horse.
- superlobbyists
- Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
- byzantine
- (adjective)Of or pertaining to Byzantium.
- labyrinthodont
- (noun)Any extinct amphibian of the subclass Labyrinthodontia
- semishrubby
- Valid 11-letter English word — definition not on file.
- squabby
- Valid 7-letter English word — definition not on file.
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FAQs
How many words contain "BY"?
242 valid English words contain BY.
Best Scrabble word containing BY?
HYPABYSSALLY at 28 pts.
Longest word containing BY?
LABYRINTHODONTS (15 letters).