Is BABYSITTER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BABYSITTER is a valid word in US Scrabble, worth 17 points.It is not valid in UK Scrabble.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BABYSITTER mean?
- noun
a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + B (3) + Y (4) + S (1) + I (1) + T (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Invalid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BABYSITTER
Single letters that turn BABYSITTER into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from BABYSITTER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ytterbias14
- babysit14
- rabbity14
- yabbers14
- yabbies14
- bestiary13
- sybarite13
- ytterbia13
- abbeys13
- yabber13
- yabbie13
- barytes12
- battery12
- betrays12
- abbey12
- ribby12
- tabby12
- babiest11
- barbets11
- barbies11
- rabbets11
- rabbies11
- rabbits11
- stabber11
- tabbies11
- baryes11
- baryte11
- bayest11
- betray11
- bratty11
- yerbas11
- baby11
- birettas10
- bitrates10
- satiety10
- yatters10
- yttrias10
- babier10
- babies10
- barbes10
- barbet10
- barbie10
- bribes10
- rabbet10
- rabbis10
- rabbit10
- tabbis10
- abyes10
- barye10
- batty10
- bayer10
- bitsy10
- bitty10
- brays10
- byres10
- bytes10
- yerba10
- baiters9
- barites9
- batiste9
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