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Is PLAY a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list PLAY is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
9104

What does PLAY mean?

  1. verbparticipate in games or sport
  2. verbact or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
  3. nouna dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for PLAY

Add a letter to make a new word: SPLAY, PLAYA, PLAYS.

Anagrams of PLAY

Words inside PLAY

See all 13 words you can make from PLAY

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About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up PLAY in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is PLAY a Scrabble word?

PLAY is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is PLAY worth?

PLAY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does PLAY mean?

Participate in games or sport.