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Is inlay a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word inlay is a Scrabble US word. The word inlay is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

I1N1L1A1Y4

Is inlay a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word inlay is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

I1N1L1A1Y4

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Yes. The word inlay is a Words With Friends word. The word inlay is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

I1N2L2A1Y3

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5-letter words (2 found)

INLAY,LAYIN,

4-letter words (6 found)

ANIL,AYIN,INLY,LAIN,LINY,NAIL,

3-letter words (9 found)

AIL,AIN,ANI,ANY,LAY,LIN,NAY,NIL,YIN,

2-letter words (10 found)

AI,AL,AN,AY,IN,LA,LI,NA,NY,YA,

You can make 27 words from inlay according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of inlay

inlay nilay ilnay linay nliay lniay inaly nialy ianly ainly naily anily ilany liany ialny ailny lainy aliny nlaiy lnaiy naliy anliy laniy alniy inlya nilya ilnya linya nliya lniya inyla niyla iynla yinla nyila ynila ilyna liyna iylna yilna lyina ylina nlyia lnyia nylia ynlia lynia ylnia inayl niayl ianyl ainyl naiyl aniyl inyal niyal iynal yinal nyial ynial iaynl aiynl iyanl yianl ayinl yainl nayil anyil nyail ynail aynil yanil ilayn liayn ialyn ailyn laiyn aliyn ilyan liyan iylan yilan lyian ylian iayln aiyln iyaln yialn ayiln yailn layin alyin lyain ylain aylin yalin nlayi lnayi nalyi anlyi lanyi alnyi nlyai lnyai nylai ynlai lynai ylnai nayli anyli nyali ynali aynli yanli layni alyni lyani ylani aylni yalni

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Definitions and meaning of inlay

inlay

Etymology

in- +‎ lay.

Pronunciation

Verb
  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈleɪ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪ
Noun
  • IPA(key): /ˈɪn.leɪ/

Verb

inlay (third-person singular simple present inlays, present participle inlaying, simple past and past participle inlaid)

  1. (also figuratively) To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design.
  2. (dentistry) To place an inlay in a tooth.

Translations

Noun

inlay (plural inlays)

  1. The material placed within a different material in the form of a decoration.
  2. (dentistry) A filling for a tooth, made of ceramic or gold to fit the cavity and shape of tooth and cemented into place.
  3. The piece of paper or the booklet inside the case of a compact disc, DVD, or cassette.
    • 1987, Barnaby Page, How to copy half a million cassettes (in Crash magazine issue 47, December 1987)
      Putting it all together: the cassette’s been run through a labelling machine, and now this Heath Robinsonesque device adds the inlay and the box in one swift operation, taking about three seconds for each cassette.

Derived terms

  • inlay card

Translations

Anagrams

  • IANYL, Yilan, lay in, lay-in, layin, layin', naily

French

Noun

inlay m (plural inlays)

  1. (dentistry) inlay

Further reading

  • “inlay”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org