bypass
NOUNVERB
/baɪpɑs/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B
bypass is a valid 6-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3Y4P3A1S1S1
3 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING
What does bypass mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
A highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
A conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
3
A surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part).
BROADER
VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Avoid something unpleasant or laborious.
“You cannot bypass these rules!”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
AT THE BOARD