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Yes. The word bayonet is a Scrabble US word. The word bayonet is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word bayonet is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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7-letter words (1 found)

BAYONET,

6-letter words (3 found)

BETONY,BOTANY,ONBEAT,

5-letter words (16 found)

ATONE,ATONY,AYONT,BANTY,BATON,BEANO,BEANY,BEATY,BENTO,BENTY,BETON,BONEY,EBONY,OATEN,TONEY,YENTA,

4-letter words (43 found)

ABET,ABYE,AEON,ANTE,BANE,BANT,BATE,BAYE,BAYT,BEAN,BEAT,BENT,BETA,BOAT,BOET,BONA,BONE,BONY,BOTA,BOTE,BYTE,EBON,EOAN,ETNA,EYOT,NABE,NEAT,NOTA,NOTE,OATY,OBEY,TANE,TOBY,TOEA,TOEY,TONE,TONY,TYNE,YATE,YBET,YEAN,YEBO,YONT,

3-letter words (57 found)

ABO,ABY,ANE,ANT,ANY,ATE,AYE,BAE,BAN,BAO,BAT,BAY,BEN,BET,BEY,BOA,BON,BOT,BOY,BYE,EAN,EAT,EON,ETA,NAB,NAE,NAT,NAY,NEB,NET,NOB,NOT,NOY,NYE,OAT,OBA,OBE,ONE,ONY,OYE,TAB,TAE,TAN,TAO,TAY,TEA,TEN,TOE,TON,TOY,TYE,YAE,YEA,YEN,YET,YOB,YON,

2-letter words (26 found)

AB,AE,AN,AT,AY,BA,BE,BO,BY,EA,EN,ET,NA,NE,NO,NY,OB,OE,ON,OY,TA,TE,TO,YA,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 147 words from bayonet according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of bayonet

bayonet

Etymology

From French baïonnette, named after the French town of Bayonne, where the plug bayonet was invented.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪənɪt/, /ˈbeɪənɛt/, /ˌbeɪəˈnɛt/
  • (General American) enPR: bā'ə-nĕtʹ, bāʹə-nĭt, bāʹə-nĕt', IPA(key): /ˌbeɪəˈnɛt/, /ˈbeɪənɪ̈t/, /ˈbeɪəˌnɛt/
  • (dialectal, obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈbæɡənɛt/, /ˈbæɡənət/ (see baggonet)
  • Rhymes: -ɛt, -eɪənɪt, -eɪənət

Noun

bayonet (plural bayonets)

  1. (military) A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offence and defence. Originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which needed to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired.
  2. (engineering) A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.

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See also

  • knife
  • spear
  • sword

Verb

bayonet (third-person singular simple present bayonets, present participle bayoneting or bayonetting, simple past and past participle bayoneted or bayonetted)

  1. (transitive) To stab with a bayonet.
  2. (transitive) To compel or drive by the bayonet.

Usage notes

The spelling bayoneting and bayoneted are preferred in the US, while bayonetting and bayonetted are preferred in the UK.

References

Anagrams

  • Oytaben

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch bajonet, from French baïonnette.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [baˈjonɛt]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧yo‧nèt

Noun

bayonet (first-person possessive bayonetku, second-person possessive bayonetmu, third-person possessive bayonetnya)

  1. bayonet,
    1. (military) a pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offence and defence. Originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which needed to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired.
    2. (engineering) a pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.

Further reading

  • “bayonet” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Source: wiktionary.org