AY is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. AY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 61 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AY is to know. It scores 5 from 2 tiles, takes 20 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AY scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in AY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 275.
What stands out about AY
- AY is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
Yes; used in particular to record a vote in favour.
How AY is used
- Ay, the motion carries by a comfortable margin.
- Every member answered ay except the two by the door.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AY and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AY
The 2 tiles of AY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with AY
Showing 24 of 34 words that begin with AY.
Words ending in AY
Showing 24 of 421 words that end in AY. Useful as a back hook: play AY onto a word already on the board.
Words with AY inside
Showing 24 of 1778 words that contain AY somewhere in the middle. Words that start with AY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about AY
- Is AY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AY, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AY worth?
- AY is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AY mean?
- Yes; used in particular to record a vote in favour.
- What letters can be added to AY?
- AY takes 20 hooks: 17 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of AY:
Open AY in the Word Finder