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STANDBYS

8 letters, 14 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What STANDBYS Means

STANDBYS is a form of STANDBY, which means:

  1. noun: something that can be relied on when needed
  2. noun: an actor able to replace a regular performer when required
  3. adjective: ready for emergency use“a standby generator”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

STANDBYS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 T1 A1 N1 D2 B3 Y4 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In STANDBYS

119 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

7 letter words (2)

6 letter words (3)

5 letter words (24)

4 letter words (38)

3 letter words (38)

2 letter words (14)

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