What does BINARY mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈbaɪnəri/
Letters
6
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
12
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
  2. a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run on a different operating system“the same source code can be compiled to produce different binaries for different operating systems”

adjective

  1. of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its base“a binary digit”
  2. consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms)“a binary star is a system in which two stars revolve around each other”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

binaries10

Anagrams of BINARY

brainy11

Words inside BINARY

52 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

brain7 rainy8 barn6 bray9rain4 yarn7ain3air3 any6 ban5 bar5 bay8 bin5 bra5 nay6ran3ray6 rib5yin6ab4 ai2 an2ar2 ay5ba4bi4by7 in2 na2ya5

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Questions

Is BINARY a valid word in word games?

BINARY is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is BINARY worth?

BINARY is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 12 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from BINARY?

52 other words, including IN, BY, AN and ANY.