6 Letter Words Containing LAY

There are 36+ six letter words with LAY in our English dictionary. Every six-letter LAY word below is valid in the Scrabble (TWL and SOWPODS), Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries, sortable and ready for your next puzzle. You can also browse all words with LAY.

Popular 6-Letter Words With LAY

played 12
player 11
layers 9
layout 9
delays 10
laying 10
alayed 10
allays 9
belays 11
byplay 16
clayed 12
cullay 11

All 6-Letter Words With LAY (31 words)

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How Common is LAY as a Middle 6 Letter word?

There are 36 6-letter words containing LAY in English. The average Scrabble score here is 10.9, with -S endings dominating (39% of them).

Total Words
36
Avg Scrabble Score
10.9
Most Common Ending (39%)
S
Top Vowel Pairs
OU

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Highest-Scoring 6-Letter LAY-Words in Scrabble

byplay 16
waylay 15
layoff 15
clayey 14
flayed 13
clayed 12

What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains LAY?

16 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains LAY is byplay with a total of 16 points.

B 3
Y 4
P 3
L 1
A 1
Y 4
noun 1. secondary or subsidiary action or involvement in a play or film

FAQ 6 Letter Words With LAY

  • How many 6 letter words containing LAY are in the English dictionary?

    There are 36 6-letter words in the English dictionary that contain LAY. The average Scrabble score across them is 10.9.

  • Are there any rare 6 letter words containing LAY worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon 6-letter words like "waylay", "layout", "cullay", "byplay" contain LAY and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "byplay" is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common 6 letter words containing LAY?

    Everyday 6-letter words containing LAY include "played", "player", "layers", "layout", "delays".