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Bays

/beɪz/

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:9 pts4 letters
Definition of Bays

noun

  1. A berry.
  2. Laurus nobilis, a tree or shrub of the family Lauraceae, having dark green leaves and berries.
  3. Bay leaf, the leaf of this or certain other species of tree or shrub, used as a herb.
  4. (in the plural) The leaves of this shrub, woven into a garland used to reward a champion or victor; hence, fame, victory.
  5. A tract covered with bay trees.

noun

  1. A body of water (especially the sea) more or less three-quarters surrounded by land.
  2. A bank or dam to keep back water.

noun

  1. An opening in a wall, especially between two columns.
  2. An internal recess; a compartment or area surrounded on three sides.
  3. The distance between two supports in a vault or building with a pitched roof.
  4. Each of the spaces, port and starboard, between decks, forward of the bitts, in sailing warships.
  5. A bay platform.

noun

  1. The excited howling of dogs when hunting or being attacked.
  2. (by extension) The climactic confrontation between hunting-dogs and their prey.
  3. A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible.

verb

  1. To howl.
  2. To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay.

    "to bay the bear"

  3. To pursue noisily, like a pack of hounds.

noun

  1. A brown colour/color of the coat of some horses.
  2. A horse of this color.
Anagrams of Bays

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "bays":

abys

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "bays" and rearranging:

+eabyes
+mabysm
+rbrays
+sabyssbassy
Related Word Patterns
BA...Words starting with "ba"...YSWords ending with "ys"All 4-letter wordsUnscramble "bays"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
b3
a1
y4
s1

Total: 9 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Bays
abbeysabhenrysabysaffraysairplaysairwaysaislewaysallaysalleysalleywaysalloysalways
Related 4-Letter Words
baalbaasbabababebabubabybachbackbadebadsbaffbagsbahtbailbait

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Bays"

Bays is a 4-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "bays" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Bays" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "bays" is a low-scoring word.