8-Letter Words With DELAY
- 3 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With DELAY
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With DELAY 3 words
How often does DELAY appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 3 eight-letter words containing DELAY. They average 12.7 points and the best is DELAYING (13 points).
- Total words
- 3
- Average Scrabble score
- 12.7
- out of 13 max
- Everyday words
- 33%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- G
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- g 33.3%
- s 33.3%
- y 33.3%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word containing DELAY
d 2e 1l 1a 1y 4i 1n 1g 2
D 2 + E 1 + L 1 + A 1 + Y 4 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 13 points
- Double word
- 26 pts
- Triple word
- 39 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
delaying
Form of delay
- verbcause to be slowed down or delayed“Traffic was delayed by the bad weather”
- verbact later than planned, scheduled, or required“Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered”
- verbstop or halt“Please stay the bloodshed!”
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How many eight-letter words containing DELAY are there?
There are 3 eight-letter words containing DELAY in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word containing DELAY?
DELAYING is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are GONDELAY (13), DELAYERS (12).