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Splay

s 1p 3l 1a 1y 4

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · adjective · 5 letters · Less common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does splay mean?

noun

  1. an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger

verb

  1. spread open or apart

    “He splayed his huge hands over the table”

  2. turn outward

    “These birds can splay out their toes”

    Synonymsturn outspread outrotate

  3. move out of position

    “dislocate joints”

    Synonymsdislocateluxateslip

adjective

  1. turned outward in an ungainly manner

    “splay knees”

Is SPLAY 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) Yes

How many points is SPLAY worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
s 1p 3l 1a 1y 4

Words With Friends

11 pts
s 1p 4l 2a 1y 3

Wordfeud

11 pts
s 1p 4l 1a 1y 4

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
s 1p 3l 2a 1y 4

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

Words from the letters in SPLAY

Anagrams 3

palsyplaysspyal

Hooks for SPLAY

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

splays

Words that end like SPLAY

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

playstaydaylaymaypaysaywayspraystraypraytraybaygayhaynayraybrayclayfrayslayspayswayjay
All words ending in -AY

Splay: quick answers

Is SPLAY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SPLAY 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 SPLAY worth?
SPLAY scores 10 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does splay mean?
As a noun, splay means “an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SPLAY?
You can make 38 shorter words from SPLAY, such as PALY, PAYS, PLAY, PYAS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of SPLAY?
SPLAY rearranges into PALSY, PLAYS, SPYAL.