Words Containing LAY

There are over 492 words with the letters LAY in English. From short LAY-words to long ones, find all the words that have LAY in it grouped by length, each valid in Scrabble, Wordle, and Words With Friends. You can also see five letter words with LAY.

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3-Letter Words With LAY

Short high-frequency LAY-words:

lay

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7

4-Letter Words With LAY

Common 4-letter LAY-words:

play

clay

alay

blay

flay

lays

slay

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5 letter LAY-words icon
21

5-Letter Words With LAY

Common 5-letter LAY-words:

plays

layer

delay

relay

alays

belay

blays

clays

flays

inlay

layed

layin

layup

onlay

palay

playa

slays

splay

unlay

uplay

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6 letter LAY-words icon
36

6-Letter Words With LAY

Common 6-letter LAY-words:

played

player

layers

layout

delays

laying

alayed

byplay

clayed

flayed

inlays

layins

layman

layoff

mislay

onlays

outlay

palays

playas

slayer

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7 letter LAY-words icon
66

7-Letter Words With LAY

Common 7-letter LAY-words:

players

playing

display

delayed

playoff

belayed

byplays

claying

flayers

layouts

mellays

misplay

outlays

owrelay

playact

playbus

playful

relayed

rocklay

slaying

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8 letter LAY-words icon
105

8-Letter Words With LAY

Common 8-letter LAY-words:

displays

playoffs

gameplay

allayers

autoplay

belayers

bilayers

flaysome

gondelay

handplay

inlaying

outplays

owrelays

playacts

playdown

playgoer

playland

playless

playsuit

rokelays

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102

9-Letter Words With LAY

Common 9-letter LAY-words:

displayed

allayment

claybanks

foreplays

interplay

jambalaya

laybacked

layerings

layperson

laystalls

monolayer

outlaying

playactor

playbills

playbuses

playfully

playhouse

playlists

playrooms

teleplays

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10-Letter Words With LAY

Common 10-letter LAY-words:

screenplay

displaying

bricklayer

delayering

interlayer

jambalayas

laymanized

laypersons

minelaying

overlaying

platelayer

playfellow

playground

playgroups

playleader

playlisted

tracklayer

underclays

underplays

unplayable

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49

11-Letter Words With LAY

Common 11-letter LAY-words:

ballplayers

bricklayers

bricklaying

chessplayer

claymations

horseplayer

interlaying

laymanizing

minelayings

overplaying

platelayers

playfellows

playlisting

playmakings

playwrights

redisplayed

superplayer

swordplayer

tracklayers

underlaying

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12-Letter Words With LAY

Common 12-letter LAY-words:

bricklayings

chessplayers

counterplays

horseplayers

interlayered

interplaying

multilayered

multiplayers

platelayings

playthroughs

playwritings

redisplaying

superplayers

swordplayers

tracklayings

underlayment

underplaying

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13 letter LAY-words icon
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13-Letter Words With LAY

Common 13-letter LAY-words:

counterplayed

counterplayer

interlayering

playabilities

playfulnesses

playwrighting

splayfootedly

underlayments

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14-Letter Words With LAY

Common 14-letter LAY-words:

counterplayers

counterplaying

interlayerings

playwrightings

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492 Common Words with LAY

Most Common Length
8
(105 words)
Avg Scrabble Score
15.3
(out of 27)
Most Common Ending
s
(41%)

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

27 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains LAY is playwrightings with a total of 27 points.

P 3
L 1
A 1
Y 4
W 4
R 1
I 1
G 2
H 4
T 1
I 1
N 1
G 2
S 1

A list of all LAY words with their Scrabble and Words with Friends points. You can also find a list of all words that start with LAY. Also commonly searched for are words that end in LAY. Try our five letter words with LAY page if you’re playing Wordle-like games or use the New York Times Wordle Solver for finding the NYT Wordle daily answer.

FAQ Words With Letters LAY

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

    There are 492 words in the English dictionary that contain LAY, and most of them are 8 letters long (105 words of that length).

  • What's the longest word containing LAY?

    The longest word containing LAY is "playwrightings" at 14 letters long. If you're looking for a more everyday word, "screenplay" is the longest common word containing LAY.

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

    Yes. Uncommon words like "quadplay", "jambalaya", "laymanize", "laydeez" contain LAY and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "quadplay" is worth 23 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common words containing LAY?

    Most words containing LAY are 8 letters long, including everyday words like "displays", "playoffs", "gameplay", "allayers", "autoplay".