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Anagrams of PLAY

PLAY has 4 letters and one anagram that use every letter: PALY. Its letters also make 13 shorter words, listed below by length with their points.

PLAY: participate in games or sport (WordNet 3.1, Princeton University)

Full anagrams of PLAY (1)

Every word below uses all 4 letters of PLAY (P L A Y), each exactly once.

  • PALY8

3-letter words from the letters of PLAY (8)

  • ALP5
  • LAP5
  • LAY5
  • PAL5
  • PAY7
  • PLY7
  • PYA7
  • YAP7

2-letter words from the letters of PLAY (5)

  • AL2
  • AY4
  • LA2
  • PA4
  • YA4

What the words from PLAY mean

ALP
any high mountain
LAP
the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
LAY
form of LIE: be located or situated somewhere
PAY
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
PAL
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
YAP
bark in a high-pitched tone
PLY
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

Short definitions from WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).

PLAY in numbers

Letters
4 (1 vowel, 4 different)
Full anagrams
1
Words from its letters
13
Longest shorter word
ALP, LAP and LAY (3 letters)
Best score
PALY, 8 points
PLAY itself
8 points before bonus squares

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Anagrams come from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Meanings are short definitions from WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University). Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

What is an anagram of PLAY?

PALY: the only other word using exactly the letters P L A Y, each once.

How many words can you make from the letters of PLAY?

14 words of two letters or more (1 using all 4 letters), each letter used at most once, from Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words).

What is the highest-scoring word from PLAY?

PALY, worth 8 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares.

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