| 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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| play - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" | ||
| play - replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully" | ||
| play - perform music on (a musical instrument); "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?" | ||
| play - play on an instrument; "The band played all night long" | ||
| play - be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; "The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl" | ||
| play - put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game; "He is playing his cards close to his chest"; "The Democrats still have some cards to play before they will concede the electoral victory" | ||
| play - use or move; "I had to play my queen" | ||
| play - perform on a certain location; "The prodigy played Carnegie Hall at the age of 16"; "She has been playing on Broadway for years" | ||
| play - be performed or presented for public viewing; "What's playing in the local movie theater?"; "`Cats' has been playing on Broadway for many years" | ||
| play - employ in a game or in a specific position; "They played him on first base" | ||
| play - shoot or hit in a particular manner; "She played a good backhand last night" | ||
| play - bet or wager (money); "He played $20 on the new horse"; "She plays the races" | ||
| play - make bets; "Play the races"; "play the casinos in Trouville" | ||
| play - engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion; "On weekends I play"; "The students all recreate alike" | ||
| play - act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome; "This factor played only a minor part in his decision"; "This development played into her hands"; "I played no role in your dismissal" | ||
| play - engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea" | ||
| play - cause to emit recorded audio or video; "They ran the tapes over and over again"; "I'll play you my favorite record"; "He never tires of playing that video" | ||
| play - pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity; "Let's play like I am mommy"; "Play cowboy and Indians" | ||
| play - emit recorded sound; "The tape was playing for hours"; "the stereo was playing Beethoven when I entered" | ||
| play - move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly; "The spotlights played on the politicians" | ||
| play - cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space; "The engine has a wheel that is playing in a rack" | ||
| play - use to one's advantage; "She plays on her clients' emotions" | ||
| play - behave in a certain way; "play safe"; "play it safe"; "play fair" | ||
| play - exhaust by allowing to pull on the line; "play a hooked fish" | ||
| play - discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream; "play water from a hose"; "The fountains played all day" | ||
| play - be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way; "This speech didn't play well with the American public"; "His remarks played to the suspicions of the committee" | ||
| play - perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'" | ||
| play - play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master" | ||
| play - stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" | ||
| play - contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary" | ||
| play - cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area" | ||
| play - behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection" | ||
| play - pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad" | ||
| play - manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate" | ||
| play - consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania" | ||
Noun |
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| play - a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway" | ||
| play - gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly" | ||
| play - a preset plan of action in team sports; "the coach drew up the plays for her team" | ||
| play - a theatrical performance of a drama; "the play lasted two hours" | ||
| play - activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules; "Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child" | ||
| play - the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully | ||
| play - utilization or exercise; "the play of the imagination" | ||
| play - a state in which action is feasible; "the ball was still in play"; "insiders said the company's stock was in play" | ||
| play - a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop" | ||
| play - (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning" | ||
| play - the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table" | ||
| play - (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play" | ||
| play - movement or space for movement; "there was too much play in the steering wheel" | ||
| play - a weak and tremulous light; "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"; "the play of light on the water" | ||
| play - verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport" | ||
| play - an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention" | ||
| play - the removal of constraints; "he gave free rein to his impulses"; "they gave full play to the artist's talent" |