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Delays

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About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 6 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of delay

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

What does delays mean?

noun

  1. time during which some action is awaited

    “instant replay caused too long a delay”

    Synonymsholdtime lagpostponementwait

  2. the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

    Synonymsholdup

verb

  1. cause to be slowed down or delayed

    “Traffic was delayed by the bad weather”

    Synonymsdetainhold up

  2. act later than planned, scheduled, or required

    “Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered”

  3. stop or halt

    “Please stay the bloodshed!”

    Synonymsstaydetain

  4. slow the growth or development of

    “The brain damage will retard the child's language development”

    Synonymscheckretard

Definitions shown for delay, the base form of delays.

Is DELAYS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
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 DELAYS worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
d 2e 1l 1a 1y 4s 1

Words With Friends

10 pts
d 2e 1l 2a 1y 3s 1

Wordfeud

10 pts
d 2e 1l 1a 1y 4s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
d 2e 1l 2a 1y 4s 1

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

Words from the letters in DELAYS

Anagrams 1

slayed

Words that end like DELAYS

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.

alwaysdisplaysarraysessayssubwaysfreewayshighwaysportraysallaysbywaysdecaysforaysinlaysrelaysrepaysunsaysbetraysdismaysendwaysheydaysmidwaysmislaysoutlaysprepays
All words ending in -AYS

Delays: quick answers

Is DELAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DELAYS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DELAYS worth?
DELAYS scores 10 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does delays mean?
delays is the plural and third-person singular form of delay, which means “time during which some action is awaited”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DELAYS?
You can make 105 shorter words from DELAYS, such as DELAY, LAYED, LEADY, LYSED. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of DELAYS?
DELAYS rearranges into SLAYED.