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Is parley a Scrabble word?

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

P3A1R1L1E1Y4

Is parley a Scrabble UK word?

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

P3A1R1L1E1Y4

Is parley a Words With Friends word?

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

P4A1R1L2E1Y3

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6-letter words (4 found)

PARLEY,PEARLY,PLAYER,REPLAY,

5-letter words (18 found)

APERY,AYELP,EARLY,LAYER,LEARY,LEPRA,PALER,PARLE,PARLY,PAYER,PEARL,PLYER,PYRAL,RAYLE,RELAY,REPAY,REPLA,REPLY,

4-letter words (36 found)

AERY,APER,ARLE,ARYL,AYRE,EARL,EYRA,LAER,LARE,LEAP,LEAR,LERP,LYRA,LYRE,PALE,PALY,PARE,PEAL,PEAR,PELA,PLAY,PLEA,PRAY,PREY,PYRE,RALE,RAPE,REAL,REAP,RELY,RYAL,RYPE,YALE,YARE,YEAR,YELP,

3-letter words (37 found)

ALE,ALP,APE,ARE,ARY,AYE,EAR,ERA,LAP,LAR,LAY,LEA,LEP,LEY,LYE,PAL,PAR,PAY,PEA,PEL,PER,PLY,PRE,PRY,PYA,PYE,RAP,RAY,REP,RYA,RYE,YAE,YAP,YAR,YEA,YEP,YER,

2-letter words (13 found)

AE,AL,AR,AY,EA,EL,ER,LA,PA,PE,RE,YA,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 109 words from parley according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of parley

parley

Etymology

From Middle English parlai (“speech, parley”), from Old French parler (“to talk; to speak”), from Late Latin parabolō, from Latin parabola (“comparison”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ), from παρά (pará, “beside”) with βολή (bolḗ, “throwing”). Doublet of palaver.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑɹli/, /ˈpɑːleɪ/
  • (some non-rhotic accents) IPA(key): /ˈpɑːlɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑɹli, -ɑːleɪ

Noun

parley (countable and uncountable, plural parleys)

  1. A conference, especially one between enemies.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with parlay (“bet or series of bets where the stake and winnings are cumulatively carried forward”).

Translations

Verb

parley (third-person singular simple present parleys, present participle parleying, simple past and past participle parleyed)

  1. (intransitive) To have a discussion, especially one between enemies.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with parlay (“to carry forward the stake and winnings from a bet on to a subsequent wager or series of wagers; to increase (an asset, money, etc.) by gambling or investing in a daring manner; to convert (a situation, thing, etc.) into something better”).

Alternative forms

  • parlay

Translations

See also

  • parley-vous
  • parle

References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “parley”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • Player, Rapley, pearly, player, prelay, replay

Source: wiktionary.org