Is BYPASSING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BYPASSING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BYPASSING mean?
Bypassing is a form of BYPASS.
- verb
avoid something unpleasant or laborious
“You cannot bypass these rules!”
- noun
a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
- noun
a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)
- 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
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + Y (4) + P (3) + A (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 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 BYPASSING
BYPASSING 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 BYPASSING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- spaying13
- bypass13
- abying12
- baying12
- paying12
- spying12
- sayings11
- gipsy11
- passing10
- saying10
- syngas10
- abyss10
- bassy10
- byssi10
- pansy10
- pissy10
- pyins10
- spays10
- spiny10
- gaby10
- gapy10
- gyps10
- basing9
- gassy9
- yagis9
- yangs9
- abys9
- bays9
- inby9
- pays9
- piny9
- pyas9
- pyin9
- spay9
- yaps9
- yips9
- gyp9
- basins8
- sabins8
- aping8
- ayins8
- bangs8
- gasps8
- pangs8
- pings8
- spang8
- baps8
- gays8
- sagy8
- yagi8
- yags8
- yang8
- aby8
- bay8
- bys8
- pay8
- pya8
- spy8
- yap8
- yip8
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