Byname
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A familiar or informal name for a person, often a shortened or affectionate version of their given name.
“His byname 'Robbie' stuck long after his schoolmates had forgotten his surname.”
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by·name
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Wordle
Starts with BY, ends in AME, sharing a pattern with NAME, FAME, GAME, recognising the NAME chunk helps
Scrabble
Y (4 pts) is the highest-value tile, useful for extending BY on the board with NAME as a familiar root
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