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Belays

Q: What does belays mean?

belays is the plural and third-person singular form of belay, which means “something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.

b ₃e ₁l ₁a ₁y ₄s ₁

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 6 letters · Less common · plural and third-person singular form of belay

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does belays mean?

noun

something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured

verb

turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him
fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat

Definitions shown for belay, the base form of belays.

Is BELAYS a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is BELAYS worth?

Scrabble

11 pts

b ₃e ₁l ₁a ₁y ₄s ₁

Words With Friends

12 pts

b ₄e ₁l ₂a ₁y ₃s ₁

Wordfeud

12 pts

b ₄e ₁l ₁a ₁y ₄s ₁

NYT Crossplay

13 pts

b ₄e ₁l ₂a ₁y ₄s ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BELAYS

Anagrams 2

basely bayles

Best shorter words top 30 of 103

absey 10 abyes 10 bayes 10 bayle 10 belay 10 blays 10 bleys 10 ably 9 abye 9 abys 9 baye 9 bays 9 beys 9 blay 9 bley 9 byes 9 aby 8 bay 8 bey 8 bye 8 bys 8 lyase 8 yales 8 ables 7 ayes 7 baels 7 bales 7 blaes 7 blase 7 by 7

See all 103 words made from BELAYS

Words that end like BELAYS

Common words that share the ending -AYS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -AYS

Belays: quick answers

Is BELAYS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. BELAYS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.

How many points is BELAYS worth?

BELAYS scores 11 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does belays mean?

belays is the plural and third-person singular form of belay, which means “something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in BELAYS?

You can make 103 shorter words from BELAYS, such as ABSEY, ABYES, BAYES, BAYLE. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of BELAYS?

BELAYS rearranges into BASELY, BAYLES.