“SWABBY” is a valid word. — 16 points Scrabble

babya very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
waysstructure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
swaycontrolling influence
swabimplement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion
baysan indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
yawsan infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
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washave the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
saythe chance to speak
wayhow something is done or how it happens
sawa condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
bayan indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
absany of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances
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yawan erratic deflection from an intended course
abymake amends for
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asa very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar
byso as to pass a given point
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baa soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite
aba bachelor's degree in arts and sciences

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