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Is relay a Scrabble word?

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

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Is relay a Scrabble UK word?

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

R1E1L1A1Y4

Is relay a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word relay is a Words With Friends word. The word relay is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (5 found)

EARLY,LAYER,LEARY,RAYLE,RELAY,

4-letter words (18 found)

AERY,ARLE,ARYL,AYRE,EARL,EYRA,LAER,LARE,LEAR,LYRA,LYRE,RALE,REAL,RELY,RYAL,YALE,YARE,YEAR,

3-letter words (18 found)

ALE,ARE,ARY,AYE,EAR,ERA,LAR,LAY,LEA,LEY,LYE,RAY,RYA,RYE,YAE,YAR,YEA,YER,

2-letter words (11 found)

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

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 53 words from relay according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of relay

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Definitions and meaning of relay

relay

Etymology 1

From Middle French relai (“reserve pack of hounds”), from relaier (“to exchange tired animals for fresh”); literally, "to leave behind", from Old French relaier (“to leave behind”), from re- + laier (“to leave”), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

  • (noun) IPA(key): /ˈɹiːleɪ/
  • (verb) IPA(key): /ɹiˈleɪ/, /ˈɹiːleɪ/
  • Rhymes: -iːleɪ
  • Rhymes: -eɪ

Noun

relay (plural relays)

  1. (hunting, rare) A new set of hounds. [from 15th c.]
  2. (now chiefly historical) A new set of horses kept along a specific route so that they can replace animals that are tired. [from 17th c.]
  3. (by extension) A new set of anything.
  4. A series of vehicles travelling in sequence. [from 18th c.]
  5. (athletics) A track and field discipline where runners take turns in carrying a baton from start to finish. The most common events are 4×100 meter and 4×400 meter competitions. [from 19th c.]
  6. (electronics) An electrical actuator that allows a relatively small electrical voltage or current to control a larger voltage or current. [from 19th c.]
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Verb

relay (third-person singular simple present relays, present participle relaying, simple past and past participle relayed)

  1. (transitive) To pass on or transfer (information). [from 19th c.]
  2. (obsolete, intransitive, hunting) To release a new set of hounds. [15th–17th c.]
  3. (transitive, now rare) To place (people or horses) in relays, such that one can take over from another. [from 18th c.]
  4. (intransitive, now rare) To take on a new relay of horses; to change horses. [from 19th c.]
Synonyms
  • (to relay a message): convey
Translations

Etymology 2

re- +‎ lay

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɹiːˈleɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɹiˈleɪ/
  • Rhymes: -iːleɪ
  • Homophone: re-lay

Verb

relay (third-person singular simple present relays, present participle relaying, simple past and past participle relaid)

  1. Alternative spelling of re-lay

Anagrams

  • Arely, Arley, Early, Layer, Leary, Raley, Rayle, early, layer, leary

Source: wiktionary.org