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Is bailey a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word bailey is a Scrabble US word. The word bailey is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

B3A1I1L1E1Y4

Is bailey a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word bailey is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

B3A1I1L1E1Y4

Is bailey a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word bailey is a Words With Friends word. The word bailey is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4A1I1L2E1Y3

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6-letter words (1 found)

BAILEY,

5-letter words (3 found)

BAYLE,BELAY,BIALY,

4-letter words (15 found)

ABLE,ABLY,ABYE,ALBE,BAEL,BAIL,BALE,BAYE,BEAL,BILE,BLAE,BLAY,BLEY,ILEA,YALE,

3-letter words (21 found)

ABY,AIL,ALB,ALE,AYE,BAE,BAL,BAY,BEL,BEY,BYE,LAB,LAY,LEA,LEI,LEY,LIB,LIE,LYE,YAE,YEA,

2-letter words (15 found)

AB,AE,AI,AL,AY,BA,BE,BI,BY,EA,EL,LA,LI,YA,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 56 words from bailey according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of bailey

bailey

Etymology

From Old French baile (“palisade, enclosure”), from Latin bacula, plural of baculum (“stick, rod”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeɪli/
  • Rhymes: -eɪli

Noun

bailey (plural baileys)

  1. The outer wall of a feudal castle.
  2. The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress.
  3. (in certain proper names) A prison or court of justice.
  4. An argument which is controversial and more difficult to defend (in the context of a motte and bailey fallacy).

Derived terms

  • motte and bailey

Translations

References

  • “bailey”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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