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Is chay a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word chay is a Scrabble US word. The word chay is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

C3H4A1Y4

Is chay a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word chay is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

C3H4A1Y4

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Yes. The word chay is a Words With Friends word. The word chay is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (2 found)

ACHY,CHAY,

3-letter words (5 found)

ACH,CAY,CHA,HAY,YAH,

2-letter words (5 found)

AH,AY,CH,HA,YA,

You can make 12 words from chay according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of chay

chay hcay cahy achy hacy ahcy chya hcya cyha ycha hyca yhca cayh acyh cyah ycah aych yach hayc ahyc hyac yhac ayhc yahc

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word chay. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in chay.

Definitions and meaning of chay

chay

Pronunciation

  • enPR: chā, IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃeɪ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪ

Etymology 1

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Noun

chay (plural chays)

  1. (archaic, colloquial) A chaise (horse-drawn carriage).

Etymology 2

From Pitman jay, which it is related to graphically, and the sound it represents.

Noun

chay (plural chays)

  1. The letter ⟨/⟩, which stands for the ch sound /tʃ/, in Pitman shorthand.

Anagrams

  • achy

Ch'orti'

Noun

chay

  1. fish

References

  • Hull, Kerry (2005) An Abbreviated Dictionary of Ch'orti' Maya‎[1]

Ladino

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian چای (čây).

Noun

chay m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling גאיי)

  1. tea

Manx

Noun

chay f

  1. Lenited form of kay.

Mutation

Quechua

Determiner

chay

  1. (medial) that

See also

  • kay
  • haqay

Tzeltal

Noun

chay

  1. fish

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 齋 (“vegetarian”, SV: trai).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaj˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ca(ː)j˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cây) chay • (𣙮)

  1. Artocarpus tonkinensis A Cheval (a tree in the mulberry family)

Adjective

chay • (齋, 𡄡)

  1. in accordance with Buddhist dietary principles (no meat, fish, alcohol, onion, etc.)
    bia chay ― non-alcoholic beer
  2. (by extension) typified by the absence of certain animal products, vegetarian
    ăn chay ― to eat vegetarian
    chả giò chay ― vegetarian spring rolls
    bún bò chay ― vegetarian beef noodles

Derived terms

Adverb

chay • (𡄡)

  1. (colloquial) in an ordinary, even lackluster, way; without special aids or equipment
    dạy chay ― to teach without any pedagogic materials

Source: wiktionary.org