BAYOU — 5 letter word
bayou
The word bayou has 5 letters: B, A, Y, O, U. It contains 3 vowels and 2 consonants. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Bayou has 1 anagram: boyau. As a noun, it means "a term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana to refer to a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake".
5 letter word "bayou": B A Y O U — noun
Scrabble score: 10 Words With Friends score: 11
Letter analysis of bayou
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| Y | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| U | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
3 vowels, 2 consonants, 5 unique letters
Definition of bayou
noun
- a term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana to refer to a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake "The bayou outside of New Orleans can be dangerous; alligators can live there."
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