Is BAILIWICKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BAILIWICKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BAILIWICKS mean?
Bailiwicks is a form of BAILIWICK.
- noun
the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
- noun
a branch of knowledge
“in what discipline is his doctorate?”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + W (4) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + S (1) = 21 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 BAILIWICKS
BAILIWICKS 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 BAILIWICKS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bailiwick20
- blacks14
- bawks14
- wacks14
- wicks14
- backs13
- black13
- bawk13
- wack13
- wick13
- kiblas12
- kiwis12
- walks12
- wikis12
- back12
- basilic11
- balks11
- bilks11
- calks11
- kibla11
- lacks11
- licks11
- slack11
- slick11
- kiwi11
- walk11
- wiki11
- bawls10
- blaws10
- claws10
- balk10
- bask10
- bilk10
- bisk10
- calk10
- cask10
- icks10
- kabs10
- lack10
- lick10
- sack10
- sick10
- basic9
- kails9
- bawl9
- blaw9
- caws9
- claw9
- swab9
- wabs9
- ack9
- ick9
- kab9
- alibis8
- bialis8
- sialic8
- silica8
- swail8
- wails8
- walis8
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