bay: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 8 letter points · starts with B · ends with Y
Meaning of bay
noun
A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline.
Example: This hotel has a great view across the bay.
A bank or dam to keep back water.
Listed forms: bays.
Source: Wiktionary — bay.
noun
- countable
A tree or shrub of species Laurus nobilis (family Lauraceae), having dark green leaves and berries.
- uncountable
Bay leaf, the leaf of this or certain other species of tree or shrub, used as a herb.
- uncountable
Mahogany of species Swietenia macrophylla obtained from Campeche in Mexico.
- US, countable, dialectal, uncountable
A tract covered with bay trees.
Listed forms: bays.
Source: Wiktionary — bay.
noun
An opening in a wall, especially between two columns.
An internal recess; a compartment or area surrounded on three sides.
A display unit in a shop or store, especially a large metal one.
Example: end bay
A section of ceiling delineated by supports such as rafters or vaulting ribs.
Listed forms: bays.
Source: Wiktionary — bay.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for bay.
noun
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
noun
small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors
- true laurel
- bay laurel
- bay tree
- Laurus nobilis
noun
a small recess opening off a larger room
verb
bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is bay in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of bay
B(3) + A(1) + Y(4) = 8 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of bay
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from bay
3 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in bay. Showing up to 24, longest first.