SPAY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SPAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPAY?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPAY is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPAY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPAY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SPAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What stands out about SPAY
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 SPAY mean in Scrabble?
verb
medical
To remove the ovaries of a female animal.
Spay came from an Old French word for a sword, by way of the blade used for the operation. The word is used only of animals and never of people.
How SPAY is used
Spayed, spays. Used only of animals.
- They spayed the cat at six months.
- The word spay comes from an Old French one for a sword.
- A spayed animal cannot breed.
- Spay is never used of people.
- Two kittens spayed on the same morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPAY
The 4 tiles of SPAY in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SPAY
7 longer words begin with SPAY.
Shorter words from the letters in SPAY
Common questions about SPAY
- Is SPAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPAY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPAY worth?
- SPAY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPAY mean?
- To remove the ovaries of a female animal.
- What letters can be added to SPAY?
- SPAY takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SPAY:
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