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Term: by

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "by": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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Definitions

Adverb

  1. So as to pass a given point
  2. In reserve; not for immediate use
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "by".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 by 1 5306
2 baby 2 62
3 nearby 2 45
4 thereby 2 34
5 bobby 2 23
6 lobby 2 20
7 whereby 2 19
8 byron 2 16
9 presbyterian 5 11
10 byrd 1 9
11 kirby 2 9
12 hereby 2 8
13 derby 2 7
14 digby 2 7
15 gibby 2 7
16 baby's 2 6
17 good-bye 2 6
18 goodbye 2 6
19 byzantine 3 5
20 crosby 2 5
21 jacoby 3 5
22 lullaby 3 5
23 shabby 2 5
24 abyss 2 4
25 booby 2 4
26 byron's 2 4
27 hobby 2 4
28 bypass 2 3
29 byproducts 3 3
30 byrd's 1 3
31 day-by-day 3 3
32 kirby's 2 3
33 standby 2 3
34 stubby 2 3
35 abysmal 3 2
36 babylon 3 2
37 babylonian 5 2
38 babylonians 5 2
39 bye 1 2
40 bygone 2 2
41 byproduct 3 2
42 byrnes 1 2
43 chubby 2 2
44 crosby's 2 2
45 grubby 2 2
46 libyan 3 2
47 appleby 3 1
48 baby-sitter 4 1
49 babyhood 3 1
50 boothby 2 1
51 byline 2 1
52 bypassed 2 1
53 bystander 3 1
54 byword 2 1
55 byzantium 4 1
56 cubbyhole 3 1
57 formby 2 1
58 gatsby 2 1
59 goodby 2 1
60 hubby 2 1
61 kerby 2 1
62 labyrinth 3 1
63 ormsby 2 1
64 passerby 3 1
65 passers-by 3 1
66 robby 2 1
67 robby's 2 1
68 shelby 2 1
69 abby 2 0
70 abysmally 4 0
71 abyssinia 4 0
72 abyssinian 4 0
73 arby 2 0
74 arby's 2 0
75 asby 2 0
76 ashby 2 0
77 baby-sit 3 0
78 baby-sitters 4 0
79 babyak 3 0
80 babyish 3 0
81 babysat 3 0
82 babysit 3 0
83 babysitter 4 0
84 babysitters 4 0
85 babysitting 4 0
86 bagby 2 0
87 bagsby 2 0
88 bailby 2 0
89 barby 2 0
90 barnaby 3 0
91 barnaby's 3 0
92 battersby 3 0
93 beeby 2 0
94 biamby 3 0
95 biamby's 3 0
96 bibby 2 0
97 biby 2 0
98 bielby 2 0
99 bigby 2 0
100 bigsby 2 0
101 bilby 2 0
102 bixby 2 0
103 blackerby 3 0
104 blobby 2 0
105 bobby's 2 0
106 bowlby 2 0
107 burby 2 0
108 burnaby 3 0
109 busby 2 0
110 bushby 2 0
111 buzby 2 0
112 byam 2 0
113 byard 1 0
114 byars 2 0
115 byas 2 0
116 byassee 3 0
117 bybee 2 0
118 bye-bye 2 0
119 byelorussia 5 0
120 byer 2 0
121 byerlein 2 0
122 byerley 3 0
123 byerly 3 0
124 byers 2 0
125 byers' 2 0
126 byfield 2 0
127 byford 2 0
128 bygones 2 0
129 byham 2 0
130 byington 3 0
131 byker 2 0
132 bykowski 3 0
133 byland 2 0
134 bylaw 2 0
135 bylaws 2 0
136 byler 2 0
137 byles 1 0
138 bylines 2 0
139 bylsma 2 0
140 bylund 2 0
141 byner 2 0
142 bynes 1 0
143 bynoe 2 0
144 bynum 2 0
145 bypasses 3 0
146 bypassing 3 0
147 byram 2 0
148 byrer 2 0
149 byrge 1 0
150 byrle 2 0
151 byrn 1 0
152 byrne 1 0
153 byrne's 1 0
154 byrns 1 0
155 byrom 2 0
156 byrum 2 0
157 bystanders 3 0
158 bystrom 2 0
159 byte 1 0
160 bytes 1 0
161 byu 3 0
162 byun 1 0
163 byus 2 0
164 bywater 3 0
165 byway 2 0
166 byways 2 0
167 cabby 2 0
168 cadby 2 0
169 camby 2 0
170 camby's 2 0
171 canby 2 0
172 carby 2 0
173 causby 2 0
174 chernobyl 3 0
175 chernobyl's 3 0
176 clasby 2 0
177 clubby 2 0
178 coby 2 0
179 colby 2 0
180 colby's 2 0
181 colbys 2 0
182 comby 2 0
183 corby 2 0
184 cosby 2 0
185 cosby's 2 0
186 cozby 2 0
187 crabby 2 0
188 crumby 2 0
189 crybaby 3 0
190 cumby 2 0
191 curby 2 0
192 dalby 2 0
193 danby 2 0
194 dansby 2 0
195 darby 2 0
196 darby's 2 0
197 darbyshire 3 0
198 debby 2 0
199 demby 2 0
200 denby 2 0
201 derbyshire 3 0
202 doby 2 0
203 dobyns 2 0
204 dolby 2 0
205 drive-by 2 0
206 duby 2 0
207 ebby 2 0
208 eby 2 0
209 ellerby 3 0
210 enderby 3 0
211 erby 2 0
212 exabyte 3 0
213 filby 2 0
214 flabby 2 0
215 flyby 2 0
216 fomby 2 0
217 frisby 2 0
218 furby 2 0
219 gabby 2 0
220 gaby 2 0
221 gadsby 2 0
222 gigabyte 3 0
223 gigabytes 3 0
224 gilby 2 0
225 glasby 2 0
226 godby 2 0
227 goldsby 2 0
228 goodbyes 2 0
229 goolsby 2 0
230 goosby 2 0
231 gorby 2 0
232 grandbaby 3 0
233 grigsby 2 0
234 grisby 2 0
235 gunby 2 0
236 haby 2 0
237 habyarimana 5 0
238 hallingby 3 0
239 hamby 2 0
240 hanby 2 0
241 hemby 2 0
242 higby 2 0
243 hobbyist 3 0
244 hobbyists 3 0
245 holderby 3 0
246 hornby 2 0
247 hornsby 2 0
248 hruby 2 0
249 huckaby 3 0
250 huckelby 3 0
251 huckelby'll 4 0
252 huckelby's 3 0
253 husby 2 0
254 huseby 3 0
255 irby 2 0
256 jackoby 3 0
257 jobyna 3 0
258 kearby 2 0
259 kelby 2 0
260 kibby 2 0
261 kilby 2 0
262 kilby's 2 0
263 kilobyte 3 0
264 kilobytes 3 0
265 kirkby 2 0
266 kirkeby 3 0
267 knobby 2 0
268 koby 2 0
269 kobylarz 3 0
270 kobylinski 4 0
271 korby 2 0
272 kuby 2 0
273 labyrinthine 4 0
274 lamby 2 0
275 lazenby 3 0
276 leiby 2 0
277 libby 2 0
278 liby 2 0
279 libya 3 0
280 libya's 3 0
281 libyans 3 0
282 lisby 2 0
283 lisenby 3 0
284 lobby's 2 0
285 lobbying 3 0
286 lobbyist 3 0
287 lobbyists 3 0
288 lobbyists' 3 0
289 lockaby 3 0
290 lockerby 3 0
291 looby 2 0
292 luby 2 0
293 lusby 2 0
294 magby 2 0
295 maltby 2 0
296 maulsby 2 0
297 maultsby 2 0
298 megabyte 3 0
299 megabytes 3 0
300 melanby 3 0
301 melby 2 0
302 mellonby 3 0
303 milby 2 0
304 moby 2 0
305 mockby 2 0
306 morby 2 0
307 mosby 2 0
308 mumby 2 0
309 namby-pamby 4 0
310 nanobaby 4 0
311 nasby 2 0
312 nesby 2 0
313 newby 2 0
314 nickleby 3 0
315 nimby 2 0
316 norby 2 0
317 nordby 2 0
318 o'byrne 2 0
319 obyrne 2 0
320 oglesby 3 0
321 ormsby's 2 0
322 osby 2 0
323 ostby 2 0
324 overby 3 0
325 owenby 3 0
326 owenby's 3 0
327 owensby 3 0
328 owensby's 3 0
329 ownby 2 0
330 pamby 2 0
331 passersby 3 0
332 philby 2 0
333 polsby 2 0
334 presby 2 0
335 presbyterians 5 0
336 pribyl 2 0
337 przybyl 3 0
338 przybyla 4 0
339 przybylski 4 0
340 przybysz 3 0
341 quenby 2 0
342 quimby 2 0
343 quinby 2 0
344 raby 2 0
345 rigby 2 0
346 rigsby 2 0
347 roby 2 0
348 robyn 2 0
349 ruby 2 0
350 ruby's 2 0
351 rugby 2 0
352 saleeby 3 0
353 saxby 2 0
354 scoby 2 0
355 scooby 2 0
356 scrubby 2 0
357 sebby 2 0
358 selby 2 0
359 shelby's 2 0
360 shelbyville 3 0
361 shrubby 2 0
362 sibby 2 0
363 sibyl 2 0
364 sibyll 2 0
365 side-by-side 3 0
366 silsby 2 0
367 slaby 2 0
368 smaby 2 0
369 smeby 2 0
370 snobby 2 0
371 sommersby 3 0
372 sotheby 3 0
373 sotheby's 3 0
374 sourby 2 0
375 stand-by 2 0
376 standbys 2 0
377 sundby 2 0
378 swaby 2 0
379 tabby 2 0
380 terabyte 3 0
381 terabytes 3 0
382 thursby 2 0
383 tibby 2 0
384 toby 2 0
385 toby's 2 0
386 tribby 2 0
387 trilby 2 0
388 truby 2 0
389 tubby 2 0
390 turbyfill 3 0
391 walby 2 0
392 wallaby 3 0
393 weatherby 3 0
394 weathersby 3 0
395 welby 2 0
396 westby 2 0
397 wetherby 3 0
398 whidby 2 0
399 whitby 2 0
400 willoughby 3 0
401 wisby 2 0
402 woodby 2 0
403 yearby 2 0
404 yerby 2 0
405 yongbyon 2 0
406 yongbyon's 2 0
407 zerby 2 0
408 zogby 2 0
409 zoghby 2 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "by".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 buy 1 70
2 bi 1 2
3 bye 1 2
4 bae 1 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "by".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 boy 1 242
2 buy 1 70
3 bay 1 57
4 obey 2 8
5 bey 1 6
6 y 1 5
7 bye 1 2
8 eby 2 0
9 byu 3 0
10 bly 1 0
11 toby 2 0
12 ruby 2 0
13 roby 2 0
14 raby 2 0
15 osby 2 0
16 moby 2 0
17 luby 2 0
18 liby 2 0
19 kuby 2 0
20 koby 2 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "by" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 by the 1 449
2 by a 1 110
3 by some 1 20
4 by his 1 17
5 by an 1 16
6 by both 1 12
7 by one 1 11
8 by its 1 10
9 by british 2 9
10 by their 1 9
11 by using 2 8
12 by this 1 8
13 by many 2 8
14 by john 1 7
15 by which 1 6
16 by other 2 6
17 by all 1 6
18 by far 1 5
19 by nazi 2 5
20 by contrast 2 5
21 by two 1 5
22 by u 1 5
23 by law 1 4
24 by people 2 4
25 by then 1 4
26 by soviet 3 4
27 by stalin 2 4
28 by uranus 3 4
29 by several 3 4
30 by friedrich 2 4
31 by that 1 4
32 by various 3 4
33 by evaporation 5 4
34 by ford 1 4
35 by governments 3 3
36 by making 2 3
37 by james 1 3
38 by members 2 3
39 by african 3 3
40 by others 2 3
41 by adding 2 3
42 by german 2 3
43 by r 1 3
44 by george 1 3
45 by david 2 3
46 by owen 2 3
47 by network 2 3
48 by more 1 3
49 by local 2 3
50 by national 3 3
51 by sir 1 3
52 by any 2 3
53 by firing 2 3
54 by providing 3 3
55 by world 1 3
56 by missouri 3 3
57 by william 2 3
58 by disease 2 3
59 by bonaparte 3 3
60 by napoleon's 4 3
61 by international 5 3
62 by neptune 2 3
63 by about 2 3
64 by engels 2 3
65 by way 1 3
66 by taking 2 3
67 by these 1 3
68 by troops 1 3
69 by former 2 3
70 by air 1 3
71 by pope 1 2
72 by creating 3 2
73 by giving 2 2
74 by le 1 2
75 by i 1 2
76 by playing 2 2
77 by serb 1 2
78 by up 1 2
79 by poor 1 2
80 by november 3 2
81 by invading 3 2
82 by germans 2 2
83 by saying 2 2
84 by solar 2 2
85 by jupiter 3 2
86 by alex 2 2
87 by alice 2 2
88 by stating 2 2
89 by black 1 2
90 by american 4 2
91 by such 1 2
92 by her 1 2
93 by w 3 2
94 by travelling 3 2
95 by rich 1 2
96 by english 2 2
97 by christian 2 2
98 by causing 2 2
99 by richard 2 2
100 by henri 2 2
101 by requiring 4 2
102 by transition 3 2
103 by identifying 5 2
104 by m 1 2
105 by virtue 2 2
106 by importing 3 2
107 by default 2 2
108 by marc 1 2
109 by vladimir 3 2
110 by changing 2 2
111 by breaking 2 2
112 by square 1 2
113 by boat 1 2
114 by direct 2 2
115 by it 1 2
116 by ear 1 2
117 by listeners 3 2
118 by fans 1 2
119 by tradition 3 2
120 by captain 2 2
121 by allowing 3 2
122 by westinghouse 3 2
123 by mining 2 2
124 by cold 1 2
125 by gabon 2 2
126 by combining 3 2
127 by annexing 3 2
128 by concentrating 4 2
129 by another 3 2
130 by children 2 2
131 by writing 2 2
132 by exhibiting 4 2
133 by communism 4 2
134 by marx 1 2
135 by government 3 2
136 by eight 1 2
137 by august 2 2
138 by tip 1 2
139 by russian 2 2
140 by at 1 2
141 by professional 4 2
142 by christopher 3 2
143 by britain's 2 2
144 by bolshevist 3 2
145 by president 3 2
146 by traditional 4 2
147 by frederick 2 2
148 by either 2 2
149 by recent 2 2
150 by robert 2 2
151 by calling 2 2
152 by arguing 3 2
153 by s 1 2
154 by louis 2 2
155 by field 1 2
156 by september 3 2
157 by blockhouse 2 2
158 by scattered 2 2
159 by federal 3 2
160 by march 1 2
161 by historians 4 2
162 by judges 2 2

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "by" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 described by 2 26
2 followed by 2 22
3 led by 1 21
4 used by 1 19
5 produced by 2 19
6 influenced by 3 18
7 and by 1 17
8 replaced by 2 15
9 written by 2 14
10 supported by 3 14
11 characterized by 4 13
12 caused by 1 12
13 headed by 2 12
14 affected by 3 11
15 dominated by 4 11
16 or by 1 10
17 determined by 3 10
18 inspired by 3 10
19 defined by 2 9
20 taken by 2 8
21 made by 1 8
22 represented by 4 8
23 covered by 2 7
24 occupied by 3 7
25 run by 1 7
26 published by 2 7
27 served by 1 7
28 created by 3 7
29 held by 1 7
30 but by 1 6
31 done by 1 6
32 seen by 1 6
33 out by 1 6
34 predicted by 3 6
35 up by 1 6
36 connected by 3 6
37 marked by 1 6
38 owned by 1 6
39 developed by 3 6
40 captured by 2 6
41 joined by 1 6
42 operated by 4 5
43 provided by 3 5
44 for by 1 5
45 appointed by 3 5
46 books by 1 5
47 named by 1 5
48 encouraged by 3 5
49 century by 3 5
50 considered by 3 5
51 either by 2 5
52 punishable by 4 5
53 adopted by 3 5
54 required by 3 5
55 passed by 1 5
56 rejected by 3 5
57 defended by 3 5
58 impressed by 2 4
59 action by 2 4
60 identified by 4 4
61 approved by 2 4
62 bound by 1 4
63 war by 1 4
64 killed by 1 4
65 signed by 1 4
66 claimed by 1 4
67 explained by 2 4
68 indicated by 4 4
69 accepted by 3 4
70 detected by 3 4
71 given by 2 4
72 governed by 2 4
73 constructed by 3 4
74 surrounded by 3 4
75 achieved by 2 4
76 designed by 2 4
77 afforded by 3 4
78 maintained by 2 4
79 sent by 1 4
80 weakened by 2 4
81 use by 1 4
82 set by 1 4
83 preceded by 3 4
84 founded by 2 3
85 sponsored by 2 3
86 generated by 4 3
87 both by 1 3
88 hired by 2 3
89 initiated by 5 3
90 supplied by 2 3
91 executed by 4 3
92 organized by 3 3
93 on by 1 3
94 was by 1 3
95 edited by 3 3
96 absorbed by 2 3
97 satisfied by 3 3
98 off by 1 3
99 accompanied by 4 3
100 them by 1 3
101 specified by 3 3
102 motivated by 4 3
103 triggered by 2 3
104 purchased by 2 3
105 known by 1 3
106 recognized by 3 3
107 guarded by 2 3
108 upon by 2 3
109 exemplified by 4 3
110 as by 1 3
111 down by 1 3
112 bounded by 2 3
113 destroyed by 2 3
114 defeated by 3 3
115 reported by 3 3
116 criticized by 3 3
117 state by 1 3
118 time by 1 3
119 directly by 3 3
120 backed by 1 3
121 formed by 1 3
122 educated by 4 3
123 played by 1 3
124 pursued by 2 3
125 mediated by 4 3
126 issued by 2 3
127 delaware by 3 3
128 often by 2 2
129 repeated by 3 2
130 means by 1 2
131 poll by 1 2
132 plan by 1 2
133 implemented by 4 2
134 studies by 2 2
135 recommended by 4 2
136 death by 1 2
137 ordered by 2 2
138 murdered by 2 2
139 prepared by 2 2
140 invited by 3 2
141 investigation by 5 2
142 shot by 1 2
143 suggested by 3 2
144 surmounted by 3 2
145 endorsed by 2 2
146 sustained by 2 2
147 bordered by 2 2
148 managed by 2 2
149 introduced by 3 2
150 writings by 2 2
151 fiction by 2 2
152 novel by 2 2
153 released by 2 2
154 charges by 2 2
155 confirmed by 2 2
156 carried by 2 2
157 threatened by 2 2
158 stage by 1 2
159 directed by 3 2
160 later by 2 2
161 shown by 1 2
162 coined by 1 2
163 other by 2 2
164 together by 3 2
165 obtained by 2 2
166 merely by 2 2
167 countered by 2 2
168 him by 1 2
169 licensed by 2 2
170 secure by 2 2
171 to by 1 2
172 world by 1 2
173 only by 2 2
174 increased by 2 2
175 controlled by 2 2
176 performed by 2 2
177 work by 1 2
178 unveiled by 2 2
179 increase by 2 2
180 works by 1 2
181 conducted by 3 2
182 life by 1 2
183 kegs by 1 2
184 responded by 3 2
185 started by 2 2
186 populated by 4 2
187 that by 1 2
188 structure by 2 2
189 employed by 2 2
190 medium by 3 2
191 themselves by 2 2
192 proposed by 2 2
193 attended by 3 2
194 design by 2 2
195 protected by 3 2
196 manufactured by 4 2
197 fire by 2 2
198 bolstered by 2 2
199 sold by 1 2
200 troubled by 2 2
201 commissioned by 3 2
202 commanded by 3 2
203 frustrated by 3 2
204 precipitated by 5 2
205 germany by 3 2
206 evidenced by 3 2
207 participation by 5 2
208 respected by 3 2
209 learned by 1 2
210 adapted by 3 2
211 famous by 2 2
212 regulated by 4 2
213 than by 1 2
214 system by 2 2
215 impetus by 3 2
216 opposed by 2 2
217 convinced by 2 2
218 brought by 1 2
219 warmed by 1 2
220 europe by 2 2
221 posted by 2 2
222 in by 1 2
223 compiled by 2 2
224 exploited by 3 2
225 spoken by 2 2
226 established by 3 2
227 it by 1 2
228 built by 1 2
229 study by 2 2
230 needed by 2 2
231 countryside by 3 2
232 hampered by 2 2
233 stung by 1 2
234 had by 1 2
235 discontinued by 4 2
236 ball by 1 2
237 stopped by 1 2

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "by" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "by".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 be 1 6377
2 bi 1 2
3 bo 1 1
4 ba 2 0
5 ba'ath 1 0
6 ba'athism 2 0
7 ba'athist 2 0
8 ba'athists 2 0
9 be's 1 0
10 bi-daily 3 0
11 bi-polar 3 0
12 bo-shek 2 0
13 bt 2 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 2

Fragments: 409

Sound Alikes: 4

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 162

Words that Precede: 237

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 13

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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