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Is blay a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word blay is a Scrabble US word. The word blay is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

B3L1A1Y4

Is blay a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word blay is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

B3L1A1Y4

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4-letter words (2 found)

ABLY,BLAY,

3-letter words (6 found)

ABY,ALB,BAL,BAY,LAB,LAY,

2-letter words (7 found)

AB,AL,AY,BA,BY,LA,YA,

You can make 15 words from blay according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of blay

blay lbay baly ably laby alby blya lbya byla ybla lyba ylba bayl abyl byal ybal aybl yabl layb alyb lyab ylab aylb yalb

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Definitions and meaning of blay

blay

Etymology

From Middle English *blaye, *bleye, from Old English blǣġe (“blay, bleak, gudgeon”), from Proto-Germanic *blaigijǭ (“blay, bleak, gudgeon”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyk- (“to shine”). Cognate with German Bleie, Bleihe (“blay”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪ

Noun

blay (plural blays)

  1. The bleak (fish).

Translations

Anagrams

  • -ably, Alby, ably

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English blawen, from Old English blāwan, from Proto-West Germanic *blāan. Unetymological <y> was influnced by Irish <ái> /aː/ & <ói> /oː/.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blɔː/

Verb

blay (present participle blayeen)

  1. to blow
  2. to shout

Related terms

  • blowe

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 26

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