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Is BINARY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BINARY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BINARY mean?

  1. noun

    a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation

  2. 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”

  3. adjective

    of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its base

    “a binary digit”

  4. 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

Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6

B (3) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 11 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 BINARY

BINARY 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.

Anagrams of BINARY

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from BINARY

The 55 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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