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
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
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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