Lay is valid Scrabble Word

Is lay a scrabble word?
Official Scrabble Players Dictionary YES
Official Tournament and Club Word List YES
Collins Scrabble Words YES
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Words with Friends YES

3 letters word
6 points in Scrabble
6 points in WWF

Definitions for LAY in dictionary:

VERB:

to deposit as a wager
put (something) down gently or carefully
prevent (something) from rising off the ground
put down and set in position for use
set cutlery, crockery, etc. on (a table) in preparation for a meal
cover (a surface) with objects or a substance
put the material for (a fire) in place and arrange it
prepare (a trap) for someone
work out (an idea or suggestion) in detail ready for use or presentation
present information or suggestions to be considered and acted upon by (someone)

locate (an episode in a play, novel, etc.) in a particular place
stake (an amount of money) in a bet
used with an abstract noun so that the phrase formed has the same meaning as the verb related to the noun used, e.g. â€˜lay the blame onâ€™ means â€˜to blameâ€™
(of a female bird, insect, reptile, or amphibian) produce (an egg) from inside the body
have sex with.
follow (a specified course)
trim (a hedge) back, cutting the branches half through, bending them down, and interweaving them
To cause to lie down, to be prostrate, or to lie against something; to put or set down; to deposit; as, to lay a book on the table; to lay a body in the grave; a shower lays the dust.
To place in position; to establish firmly; to arrange with regularity; to dispose in ranks or tiers; as, to lay a corner stone; to lay bricks in a wall; to lay the covers on a table.
To prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to provide; as, to lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan.
To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint.
To cause to be still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to exorcise, as an evil spirit.
To cause to lie dead or dying.
To deposit, as a wager; to stake; to risk.
To bring forth and deposit; as, to lay eggs.
To apply; to put.
To impose, as a burden, suffering, or punishment; to assess, as a tax; as, to lay a tax on land.
To impute; to charge; to allege.
To impose, as a command or a duty; as, to lay commands on one.
To present or offer; as, to lay an indictment in a particular county; to lay a scheme before one.
To state; to allege; as, to lay the venue.
To point; to aim; as, to lay a gun.
To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them; as, to lay a cable or rope.
To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.
To place (new type) properly in the cases.
To produce and deposit eggs.
To take a position; to come or go; as, to lay forward; to lay aloft.
To lay a wager; to bet.
A wager.
A job, price, or profit.
A share of the proceeds or profits of an enterprise; as, when a man ships for a whaling voyage, he agrees for a certain lay.
A measure of yarn; a lea. See 1st Lea (a).
The lathe of a loom. See Lathe, 3.
A plan; a scheme.
put into a certain place or abstract location
put in a horizontal position
prepare or position for action or operation
impose as a duty, burden, or punishment
used with an abstract noun so that the phrase formed has the same meaning as the verb related to the noun used, e.g. ‘lay the blame on’ means ‘to blame’
put in horizontal position

NOUN:

the general appearance of an area of land
the position or direction in which something lies
the direction or amount of twist in rope strands.
an act of sexual intercourse.
a person with a particular ability or availability as a sexual partner.
the laying of eggs or the period during which they are laid
a short lyric or narrative poem meant to be sung
a song
The laity; the common people.
A meadow. See Lea.
Faith; creed; religious profession.
A law.
An obligation; a vow.
That which lies or is laid or is conceived of as having been laid or placed in its position; a row; a stratum; a layer; as, a lay of stone or wood.
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
a narrative poem of popular origin

ADJECTIVE:

not ordained into or belonging to the clergy
not having professional qualifications or expert knowledge, especially in law or medicine
Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother.
Not educated or cultivated; ignorant.
Not belonging to, or emanating from, a particular profession; unprofessional; as, a lay opinion regarding the nature of a disease.
A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad.
A melody; any musical utterance.
characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
not of or from a profession

Words related to LAY

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How to use LAY in a sentence

Upon the Church of the Middle Ages we lay the blame of these false ideas.
The great object was to lay the foundation of a permanent peace by establishing boundaries.
The other method pointed out to him was an endeavour to get a lease of some crown lands which lay contiguous to his little paternal estate.
He continued his journey back toward Tallac, and there, in a cave that was formed of tumbled rocks, he lay down to rest.
Historians say that his ship lay about where the Ferry Building now stands and that the crew put off for the shore in small boats.
We were still wholly unable to tell where we were going or what lay ahead of us.
Syria and Palestine on the one hand, Mesopotamia on the other, were the provinces that lay most conveniently near to him, and that he especially coveted.
A long row of dead lay waiting decent burial, and every second man one saw was damaged in one way or another.
A Latin champion came out boasting, as the two armies lay beneath Mount Vesuvius, then a fair vine-clad hill showing no flame.
It lay, somewhat weather-stained, face up beside the trail, and because it resembled a check, he leaned easily from his horse and picked it up.

Then, wondering in which direction his duty really lay, he departed in company with the Major, who was impatient to make good his charges against the Senor Remelios.
And so he lay there lazily smoking his cigar, his long length concealed by the tall grass.
It was not cold out of doors, though thick snow lay on the ground.
He lay staring out of the open window beside which his bed had been drawn, his thin cheek showing gaunt hollows, his eyes heavy with unrest.
At last the boy lay back on his pillow, his finger still in the bullet-hole of the pelt.
It may be that I shall be compelled to destroy royal palaces, but the house of the citizen and the cabin of the peasant will not feel my wrath, nor will I lay waste your fields.
The eldest boy lay awake for several nights, and then a plan came into his head.
Unreasonable as the feeling was, it was as if a curtain had dropped between me and any part of my life that lay behind me.
The two women lay stretched on the terrace, with their heads close together and resting against the house wall.
I lay awake at night, praying that I might not be spoiled by my good fortune.
The young missionary lay on the moss with closed eyes.
Then was Guest both stiff and weary, and lay there long on the rocks, then he went home, as it began to grow light, and lay down in bed, and all swollen and blue he was.
Yet there was nothing to warn the people of the vicinity that deadly peril lay under their feet.

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