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Is bayou a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word bayou is a Scrabble US word. The word bayou is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is bayou a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word bayou is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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Yes. The word bayou is a Words With Friends word. The word bayou is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

BAYOU,BOYAU,

4-letter words (1 found)

BUOY,

3-letter words (11 found)

ABO,ABY,AYU,BAO,BAY,BOA,BOY,BUY,OBA,YOB,YOU,

2-letter words (11 found)

AB,AY,BA,BO,BY,OB,OU,OY,YA,YO,YU,

You can make 25 words from bayou according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of bayou

bayou abyou byaou ybaou aybou yabou baoyu aboyu boayu obayu aobyu oabyu byoau yboau boyau obyau yobau oybau ayobu yaobu aoybu oaybu yoabu oyabu bayuo abyuo byauo ybauo aybuo yabuo bauyo abuyo buayo ubayo aubyo uabyo byuao ybuao buyao ubyao yubao uybao ayubo yaubo auybo uaybo yuabo uyabo baouy abouy boauy obauy aobuy oabuy bauoy abuoy buaoy ubaoy auboy uaboy bouay obuay buoay uboay oubay uobay aouby oauby auoby uaoby ouaby uoaby byoua yboua boyua obyua yobua oybua byuoa ybuoa buyoa ubyoa yuboa uyboa bouya obuya buoya uboya oubya uobya youba oyuba yuoba uyoba ouyba uoyba ayoub yaoub aoyub oayub yoaub oyaub ayuob yauob auyob uayob yuaob uyaob aouyb oauyb auoyb uaoyb ouayb uoayb youab oyuab yuoab uyoab ouyab uoyab

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Definitions and meaning of bayou

bayou

Alternative forms

  • buyou (dated)
  • byo (obsolete)

Etymology

From Cajun French bayou, from Choctaw bayuk (“creek”). Doublet of bogue.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaɪ.(j)uː/, /ˈbaɪ.oʊ/

Noun

bayou (plural bayous)

  1. A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river.
  2. A swamp; a marshy (stagnant) body of water.

Usage notes

  • Used almost exclusively to refer to bodies of water in Louisiana and adjoining areas, including southern Mississippi, Alabama, eastern Texas, Arkansas, and Florida.

Derived terms

  • bayou physa

Translations

Anagrams

  • Ayoub, Yoabu, boyau

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Choctaw bayuk (“creek”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.ju/
  • Rhymes: -ju

Noun

bayou m (plural bayous)

  1. a stagnant body of water left behind by the meandering of the Mississippi River in Louisiana or elsewhere; a bayou

Further reading

  • “bayou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org