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Is spay a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word spay is a Scrabble US word. The word spay is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

S1P3A1Y4

Is spay a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word spay is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

S1P3A1Y4

Is spay a Words With Friends word?

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

S1P4A1Y3

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4-letter words (4 found)

PAYS,PYAS,SPAY,YAPS,

3-letter words (11 found)

ASP,AYS,PAS,PAY,PYA,SAP,SAY,SPA,SPY,YAP,YAS,

2-letter words (4 found)

AS,AY,PA,YA,

You can make 19 words from spay according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of spay

spay psay sapy aspy pasy apsy spya psya sypa yspa pysa ypsa sayp asyp syap ysap aysp yasp pays apys pyas ypas ayps yaps

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

Definitions and meaning of spay

spay

Etymology 1

From Middle English spayen, spaien, from the Anglo-Norman espeier, equivalent to the Old French espeer (“to cut with a sword”), from espee (“sword”), whence the Modern French épée.

Alternative forms

  • spaie [16th C.]
  • spave (archaic)
  • spaye [16th–17th CC.]

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: spā, IPA(key): /speɪ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪ
  • Homophone: Spey

Verb

spay (third-person singular simple present spays, present participle spaying, simple past spayed, past participle spayed or (obsolete) spade)

  1. (transitive) To destroy or remove the ovaries and/or uterus (of a female animal) to prevent pregnancy.
    Synonym: (obsolete except Ireland, Lancashire, Shropshire) splay
Synonyms
  • castrate, emasculate (for a male)
  • geld (used almost always of animals, especially male horses)
  • neuter (used only of animals, especially pets)
  • sterilize (used for all species and for both genders)
Translations

Noun

spay (plural spays)

  1. The act of spaying an animal.

References

  • “spay, v.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

Etymology 2

See spayard.

Noun

spay (plural spays)

  1. Rare spelling of spayard.

References

  • “spay” listed as a variant spelling of “spaya(ɹ)d, spayd”, listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

Etymology 3

Verb

spay (third-person singular simple present spays, present participle spaying, simple past and past participle spayed)

  1. Alternative form of spae (to foretell or divine)

Anagrams

  • APYs, AsPy, Pays, aspy, pays, pyas, yaps

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch speye; compare Middle Dutch spoye.

Alternative forms

  • spey, speye

Noun

spay (plural spayes)

  1. sluice

References

  • “†spay, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

Etymology 2

See spayen.

Verb

spay (third-person singular simple present spayeth, present participle spayinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle spaied)

  1. alternative infinitive of spayen.

References

  • “spay, v.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

Scots

Etymology

From Northern Middle English spā, from Old Norse spá (“to foretell, prophesy”), from Proto-Germanic *spahōną, *spehōną (“to observe”), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look”). Cognate with Old High German spehōn (“to peer, spy”) (whence German spähen), Middle Dutch spien, spieden (“to spy”) (whence Dutch spieden). More at spy.

Noun

spay (plural spays)

  1. A prophecy; omen

Verb

spay (third-person singular simple present spays, present participle spayin, simple past spayed, past participle spayed)

  1. Alternative form of spae

Source: wiktionary.org