bye: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 8 letter points · starts with B · ends with E
Meaning of bye
noun
The position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table; also the phantom opponent of such a person or team.
Example: Craig's Crew plays the bye next week.
An extra scored when the batsmen take runs after the ball has passed the striker without hitting either the bat or the batsman.
- Scotland
An unspecified way or place.
A pass.
Listed forms: byes.
Source: Wiktionary — bye.
adj
Out of the way; remote.
Secondary; supplementary.
Source: Wiktionary — bye.
intj
- colloquial
Goodbye.
- slang
An exclamation of disbelief or dismissal.
Source: Wiktionary — bye.
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 bye.
noun
an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
noun
a farewell remark
- adieu
- adios
- arrivederci
- auf wiedersehen
- au revoir
- bye-bye
- cheerio
- good-by
- goodby
- good-bye
- goodbye
- good day
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is bye in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of bye
B(3) + Y(4) + E(1) = 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 bye
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from bye
3 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in bye. Showing up to 24, longest first.