Words Ending in PLAY
- 30 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words Ending in PLAY
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words Ending in PLAY 30 words
5-Letter Words Ending in PLAY 2
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Full 11-letter listHow common is PLAY at the end of words?
Our combined English word list has 30 words ending in PLAY. Most are 9 letters long, they average 15 points, the best is MATCHPLAY (21 points) and S is the most common first letter (13.3%).
- Total words
- 30
- Most common length
- 9 letters
- 8 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 15
- out of 21 max
- Longest word
- COUNTERPLAY
- 11 letters
- Most common first letter
- S
- 13.3% of words
Words by length
Most common first letters
- s 13.3%
- p 10%
- d 6.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ou6.7%
- ai3.3%
- ee3.3%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring word ending in PLAY
m 3a 1t 1c 3h 4p 3l 1a 1y 4
M 3 + A 1 + T 1 + C 3 + H 4 + P 3 + L 1 + A 1 + Y 4 = 21 points
- Double word
- 42 pts
- Triple word
- 63 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
matchplay
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many words ending in PLAY are there?
There are 30 words ending in PLAY in our combined English word list. The most common length is 9 letters, with 8 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word ending in PLAY?
MATCHPLAY is worth 21 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PHOTOPLAY (19), POWERPLAY (19), STROKEPLAY (19).
What are some common words ending in PLAY?
Everyday examples include DISPLAY, PLAY, INTERPLAY, HORSEPLAY, REPLAY, FOREPLAY, SCREENPLAY, SPLAY. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word ending in PLAY?
COUNTERPLAY has 11 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, HORSEPLAY (9 letters) is the longest common one.