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Is BYPASSES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BYPASSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BYPASSES mean?

Bypasses is a form of BYPASS.

  1. verb

    avoid something unpleasant or laborious

    “You cannot bypass these rules!”

  2. noun

    a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center

  3. noun

    a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)

  4. noun

    a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

15

Scrabble

16

Words With Friends

8

Letters

B (3) + Y (4) + P (3) + A (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 BYPASSES

BYPASSES 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 BYPASSES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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