The word belay is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • belay v. (Transitive, intransitive, nautical) To make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat.
  • belay v. (Transitive, climbing) To handle a climbing rope to prevent (a climber) from falling to the ground.
  • belay v. (Transitive) To lay aside; stop; cancel.

28 valid words from 3 definitions

AROUND AS ASIDE BY CANCEL CLEAT CLIMBER CLIMBING FALLING FAST FASTENING FROM GROUND HANDLE INTRANSITIVE IT LAY MAKE NAUTICAL POINT PREVENT ROPE STOP SUCH THE TO TRANSITIVE TURNING

6 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AY BE BEL EL LA LAY

4 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AL ALE YA YALE

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

BAYLE

6 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

BELAH BELAR BELLY BERAY DELAY RELAY

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

BLAY

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

BELADY BELAMY

5 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

BELAYS BELAYED BELAYER BELAYERS BELAYING

15 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+D BELADY DYABLE
+I BAILEY
+K BLEAKY
+M BELAMY
+N BYLANE
+R BARELY BARLEY BLEARY
+S BASELY BAYLES BELAYS
+T BAETYL
+W BAWLEY BYELAW

12 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-A BLEY
-B YALE
-E ABLY BLAY
-L ABYE BAYE
-Y ABLE ALBE BAEL BALE BEAL BLAE

Scrabble scoring

  • 10 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 447 chance (0.22%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 2075 chance (0.05%).

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Categories without words

  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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