Is BAILEYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BAILEYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BAILEYS mean?
Baileys is a form of BAILEY.
- noun
United States singer (1918-1990)
- noun
English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)
- noun
the outer courtyard of a castle
- noun
the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 7
B (3) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + E (1) + Y (4) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- 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 BAILEYS
BAILEYS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BAILEYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bailey11
- basely11
- belays11
- bialys11
- abyes10
- belay10
- bialy10
- sibyl10
- easily9
- ably9
- abye9
- abys9
- bays9
- beys9
- byes9
- abseil8
- lyase8
- aby8
- bay8
- bey8
- bye8
- bys8
- ables7
- bails7
- bales7
- basil7
- beals7
- biles7
- blase7
- sable7
- ayes7
- easy7
- eyas7
- lays7
- leys7
- lyes7
- lyse7
- slay7
- syli7
- yeas7
- by7
- able6
- albs6
- baes6
- bail6
- bale6
- bals6
- base6
- beal6
- bels6
- bias6
- bile6
- bise6
- blae6
- isba6
- labs6
- libs6
- sabe6
- slab6
- aye6
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