SAY is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAY is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
saysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAY scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in SAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,246.
What stands out about SAY
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SAY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To speak words aloud.
Say is among the commonest verbs in English and among the most irregular: the past changes both the vowel and the spelling. The noun sense — having a say in something — is younger and is now the commoner one in writing about decisions.
How SAY is used
Transitive. The past is said. Also a noun.
- He says the same thing every year and nobody listens.
- She was saying it before it became fashionable.
- They had no say in the matter at all.
- Say what you mean or say nothing.
- The word say has one of the least regular pasts in English.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SAY
The 3 tiles of SAY in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SAY
20 longer words begin with SAY.
Words ending in SAY
18 words end in SAY. Useful as a back hook: play SAY onto a word already on the board.
Words with SAY inside
Showing 24 of 74 words that contain SAY somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SAY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SAY
Common questions about SAY
- Is SAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAY, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAY worth?
- SAY is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAY mean?
- To speak words aloud.
- What letters can be added to SAY?
- SAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of SAY:
Open SAY in the Word Finder