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Is gainsay a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word gainsay is a Scrabble US word. The word gainsay is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

G2A1I1N1S1A1Y4

Is gainsay a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word gainsay is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

G2A1I1N1S1A1Y4

Is gainsay a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word gainsay is a Words With Friends word. The word gainsay is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

GAINSAY,

6-letter words (2 found)

AINGAS,SAYING,

5-letter words (13 found)

AGAIN,AIGAS,AINGA,ANGAS,AYINS,GAINS,GYANS,NAGAS,SAIGA,SANGA,SIGNA,YAGIS,YANGS,

4-letter words (35 found)

AGAS,AGIN,AIAS,AIGA,AINS,ANAS,ANGA,ANIS,ANSA,AYIN,GAIN,GANS,GAYS,GINS,GYAN,INGS,ISNA,NAGA,NAGS,NAYS,NGAI,NYAS,SAAG,SAGA,SAGY,SAIN,SANG,SIGN,SING,SNAG,SNIG,YAGI,YAGS,YANG,YINS,

3-letter words (34 found)

AAS,AGA,AGS,AIA,AIN,AIS,ANA,ANI,ANS,ANY,AYS,GAN,GAS,GAY,GIN,GIS,ING,INS,NAG,NAS,NAY,NIS,NYS,SAG,SAI,SAN,SAY,SIG,SIN,SNY,SYN,YAG,YAS,YIN,

2-letter words (13 found)

AA,AG,AI,AN,AS,AY,GI,IN,IS,NA,NY,SI,YA,

You can make 98 words from gainsay according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of gainsay

gainsay

Etymology

From Middle English gainsayen, ȝeinseggen (“to say against, say in opposition to”), equivalent to gain- +‎ say. Compare Old Danish gensige (“to speak against; gainsay”), Swedish gensaga (“a speaking against; protest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡeɪnˈseɪ/
  • (US, also) IPA(key): /ˈɡeɪnˌseɪ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪ

Verb

gainsay (third-person singular simple present gainsays, present participle gainsaying, simple past and past participle gainsaid)

  1. (transitive, formal) To say something in contradiction to.
    Synonyms: controvert, deny, dispute, refute, withsay

Derived terms

  • gainsayer
  • gainsaying

Translations

Anagrams

  • angiyas, gaysian

Source: wiktionary.org