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Is goodbye a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word goodbye is a Scrabble US word. The word goodbye is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is goodbye a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word goodbye is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

G2O1O1D2B3Y4E1

Is goodbye a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word goodbye is a Words With Friends word. The word goodbye is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

G3O1O1D2B4Y3E1

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7-letter words (1 found)

GOODBYE,

6-letter words (2 found)

BOOGEY,GOODBY,

5-letter words (11 found)

BODGE,BOGEY,BOODY,BOOED,BOOGY,BOYED,DOGEY,GOOBY,GOODY,GOOEY,GYBED,

4-letter words (23 found)

BEGO,BODE,BODY,BOGY,BOYG,BOYO,BYDE,DOBE,DOBY,DOGE,DOGY,DOOB,EDGY,GOBO,GOBY,GOEY,GOOD,GYBE,OBEY,OBOE,YEBO,YGOE,YODE,

3-letter words (33 found)

BED,BEG,BEY,BOD,BOG,BOO,BOY,BYE,DEB,DEG,DEY,DOB,DOE,DOG,DOO,DOY,DYE,EGO,GED,GEO,GEY,GOB,GOD,GOE,GOO,GOY,OBE,OBO,ODE,OYE,YGO,YOB,YOD,

2-letter words (14 found)

BE,BO,BY,DE,DO,ED,GO,OB,OD,OE,OO,OY,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 85 words from goodbye according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of goodbye

goodbye

English

Alternative forms

  • good-by, goodby (dated)
  • good-bye
  • good bye
  • g'bye (colloquial)
  • bye, 'bye (informal)

Etymology

From earlier goodby, Godby, Godby'e, Godbwye, God b'w'y, God bwy yee, God buy you, God be wi' you, each a progressively shorter contraction of "God be with ye" or "God be with you". Note the change of God to good by confusion with good morning, good night, etc. Modernly analysed as good +‎ bye.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: go͝odbīʹ, IPA(key): /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/
  • (also General American) IPA(key): /ɡədˈbaɪ/, /ɡəˈbaɪ/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ

Interjection

goodbye

  1. Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
    • 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
      Goodbye! - Goodbye, Anna.

Synonyms

  • (formal): adieu, farewell
  • (informal): bye, bye-bye, catch you later, mind how you go, see ya, see you, see you in the funny papers (US, informal, dated), so long, ta ta, tatty bye, toodeloo, toodles, TTFN, ttyl, tara
  • (slang): buh-bye, cya, hasta la vista, later, laters, keep it real, peace, peace out, take it easy, catch you on the flip side
  • adios, arrivederci, au revoir, do svidanya/do svidaniya, sayonara
  • (UK, informal): cheerio, cheers, cheery-bye, toodle pip (dated)
  • See also: Thesaurus:goodbye

Hypernyms

  • aloha
  • ciao

Hyponyms

  • good night (during night)

Derived terms

Related terms

  • good riddance

Descendants

  • Japanese: グッドバイ (guddobai), グッバイ (gubbai)
  • Afrikaans: koebaai (informal), baai (informal)

Translations

See also

  • see you later
  • arrivederci, au revoir
  • good afternoon, (at midday)
  • good day (during day)
  • good eve, good evening (during the evening)
  • good morn, good morning (during the morning)

Noun

goodbye (plural goodbyes)

  1. An utterance of goodbye, the wishing of farewell to someone.

Translations

Verb

goodbye (third-person singular simple present goodbyes, present participle goodbying or goodbyeing, simple past and past participle goodbyed)

  1. To say goodbye; to wish somebody farewell on parting.

Source: wiktionary.org