Is BINARIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BINARIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BINARIES mean?
Binaries is a form of BINARY.
- noun
a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
- noun
a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run on a different operating system
“the same source code can be compiled to produce different binaries for different operating systems”
- adjective
of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its base
“a binary digit”
- adjective
consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms)
“a binary star is a system in which two stars revolve around each other”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 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 BINARIES
BINARIES 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 BINARIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- brinies9
- bairns8
- biners8
- brains8
- braise8
- brines8
- rabies8
- sabine8
- senarii7
- abris7
- bairn7
- banes7
- bares7
- barns7
- baser7
- basin7
- beans7
- bears7
- biers7
- biner7
- bines7
- birse7
- braes7
- brain7
- brans7
- brens7
- bries7
- brine7
- brins7
- nabes7
- nabis7
- rabis7
- ribes7
- saber7
- sabin7
- sabir7
- sabre7
- arisen6
- arsine6
- raisin6
- sarnie6
- abri6
- arbs6
- baes6
- bane6
- bani6
- bans6
- bare6
- barn6
- bars6
- base6
- bean6
- bear6
- bens6
- bias6
- bier6
- bine6
- bins6
- bise6
- brae6
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