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Is LAY playable in Scrabble?

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Scrabble dictionaries

Dictionary Name Region Valid
Offcl. Scrabble Pl. Dict. & Offcl. Scrabble Words SOWPODS International / UK / Australia YES
NASPA Word List 2020 NWL2020 USA / Canada / Thailand YES
NASPA Word List 2018 NWL2018 USA / Canada / Thailand YES
Tournament Word List 2016 TWL16 USA / Canada / Thailand YES
Tournament Word List 2014 TWL14 USA / Canada / Thailand YES
Tournament Word List 2006 TWL06 USA / Canada / Thailand YES
Tournament Word List 1998 TWL98 USA / Canada / Thailand YES
Collins Scrabble Words 2019 CSW19 International / UK / Australia YES
Collins Scrabble Words 2015 CSW15 International / UK / Australia YES
Collins Scrabble Words 2012 CSW12 International / UK / Australia YES
Collins Scrabble Words 2007 CSW07 International / UK / Australia YES
Offcl. Scrabble Players Dictionary OSPD4 USA / Canada / Thailand YES
Australian Primary Schools OWL2 Australia YES
Australian Primary Schools OWL1 Australia YES
Words With Friends 2000 ENABLE2K Worldwide YES
Words With Friends 1997 (retired) ENABLE1 Worldwide YES
Letterpress Letterpress Worldwide YES
Yet Another Word List YAWL Worldwide YES
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Scrabble points

Points

6

Letters
3
Letter score

L1A1Y4

Meaning of LAY

Definitions

Adjective

lay - not of or from a profession; "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease"
lay - characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"

Verb

lay - put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
lay - lay eggs; "This hen doesn't lay"
lay - prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan"
lay - impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone"
lay - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

Noun

lay - Arrangement or relationship; layout.
lay - A share of the profits in a business.
lay - The direction a rope is twisted.
lay - A casual sexual partner .
lay - An act of sexual intercourse .
lay - The lay of the land rather than the standard the lie of the land.
lay - A lake.
lay - A ballad or sung poem; a short poem or narrative, usually intended to be sung.
lay - A meadow; a lea.

Adjective

  • Positive: lay
  • Comparative: laier
  • Superlative: laiest

Verb

  • Infinitive
    Simple Past
    Past Participle
  • (to) lay
  • Infinitive: (to) lay
  • Simple Past: laid
  • Past Participle: (have) laid

Word frequency

LAY is...

80% Complete
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99% Complete
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Common

Synonyms of LAY

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