The word shay 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.)

  • shay n. (Archaic) A chaise.
  • Shay prop.n. A surname from Irish.
  • Shay prop.n. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

9 valid words from 3 definitions

ARCHAIC CHAISE FROM GIVEN NAME SURNAME THE TRANSFERRED UNISEX

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

IRISH

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

AY HA HAY SH SHA

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

AH AHS YA YAH YAHS

3 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

ASHY HAYS YAHS

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

CHAY SHAD SHAG SHAH SHAM SHAN SHAT SHAW SLAY SPAY STAY SWAY

4 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

HAY SAY SHA SHY

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

SHADY SHAKY SHALY

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

SHAYA SHAYS SHAYAS SHAYKH SHAYKHS

3 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

SASHAYS SASHAYED SASHAYING

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

SASHAY

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

+A AYAHS SHAYA
+C CHAYS
+D DASHY SHADY
+E YEAHS
+H HASHY
+K SHAKY
+L HYLAS SHALY
+M MASHY
+O HOYAS
+R SYRAH
+S SHAYS
+T HASTY
+W WASHY

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

-A SHY
-H AYS SAY YAS
-S HAY YAH
-Y AHS ASH HAS SHA

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 178 chance (0.56%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 778 chance (0.13%).

Other languages


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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