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Says

Q: What does says mean?

says is the plural and third-person singular form of say, which means “the chance to speak”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.

s ₁a ₁y ₄s ₁

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 4 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of say

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

What does says mean?

noun

the chance to speak
“let him have his say”

verb

express in words
“He said that he wanted to marry her”
Synonymsstate tell
report or maintain
“He alleged that he was the victim of a crime”
Synonymsallege aver
express a supposition
“Let us say that he did not tell the truth”
Synonymssuppose
have or contain a certain wording or form
“The passage reads as follows”
Synonymsread
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
“I said to him to go home”
Synonymsorder tell enjoin
speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
“She pronounces French words in a funny way”
Synonymspronounce articulate enouncesound outenunciate

Definitions shown for say, the base form of says.

Is SAYS 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 SAYS worth?

Scrabble

7 pts

s ₁a ₁y ₄s ₁

Words With Friends

6 pts

s ₁a ₁y ₃s ₁

Wordfeud

7 pts

s ₁a ₁y ₄s ₁

NYT Crossplay

7 pts

s ₁a ₁y ₄s ₁

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

Words from the letters in SAYS

Best shorter words top 6 of 6

ays 6 say 6 ay 5 ya 5 ass 3 as 2

See all 6 words made from SAYS

Hooks for SAYS

Add one letter to the front or back of SAYS to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

sayst

Words that end like SAYS

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.

days pays ways plays stays lays prays bays gays hays jays nays rays brays frays slays spays sways trays sprays strays always displays holidays

All words ending in -AYS

Says: quick answers

Is SAYS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. SAYS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.

How many points is SAYS worth?

SAYS scores 7 points in Scrabble, 6 in Words With Friends, 7 in Wordfeud and 7 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does says mean?

says is the plural and third-person singular form of say, which means “the chance to speak”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in SAYS?

You can make 6 shorter words from SAYS, such as AYS, SAY, AY, YA. See the full list.