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Is yay a Scrabble word?

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

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Is yay a Scrabble UK word?

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

Y4A1Y4

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Yes. The word yay is a Words With Friends word. The word yay is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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3-letter words (1 found)

YAY,

2-letter words (2 found)

AY,YA,

You can make 3 words from yay according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 3 letters words made out of yay

yay ayy yya yya ayy yay

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Definitions and meaning of yay

yay

Pronunciation

  • enPR: yā, IPA(key): /jeɪ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪ
  • Homophones: yea, Ye

Etymology 1

Alteration of yea (“yes; even, truly, verily”). More at yea.

Alternative forms

  • yea

Interjection

yay

  1. (colloquial) An expression of happiness.
    Yay! I have finally finished my work!
  2. Misspelling of yea.
Synonyms
  • (an expression of happiness): hooray
Derived terms
Translations

Adverb

yay (not comparable)

  1. Alternative spelling of yea
    The tree was yay big.

See also

  • nay

Etymology 2

Clipping of yayo, from Spanish llello.

Alternative forms

  • yayo, yay-yo, yeyo

Noun

yay (uncountable)

  1. (US, slang) Cocaine (powder or crack).
Synonyms
  • See also Thesaurus:cocaine.

Anagrams

  • ayy

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jɑj]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yāy (“summer”).

Noun

yay (definite accusative yayı, plural yaylar)

  1. summer
    Yayda uşaqlar məktəbə getmir. ― Children don't go to school in the summer.
    Yay ilin isti mövsümüdür. ― Summer is the hot season of the year.
Declension

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Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yā(y) (“bow”).

Noun

yay (definite accusative yayı, plural yaylar)

  1. bow (a weapon used for shooting arrows)

Declension

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Middle English

Pronoun

yay

  1. Alternative form of þei (“they”)

Ojibwe

Particle

yay

  1. exclamation

Turkish

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish یای (yay), from Proto-Turkic *yā(y) (“bow”).

Noun

yay (definite accusative yayı, plural yaylar)

  1. bow (weapon)

Etymology 2

Verb

yay

  1. second-person singular imperative of yaymak

Source: wiktionary.org