Words Containing LAY

There are over 524 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
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5-Letter Words With LAY

Common 5-letter LAY-words:

plays

layer

delay

relay

alays

allay

blays

clays

flays

inlay

layby

layed

layup

onlay

palay

playa

slays

splay

unlay

uplay

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

Common 6-letter LAY-words:

played

player

layers

layout

delays

laying

allays

byplay

cullay

flayed

laybys

layins

laymen

layups

mellay

outlay

slayer

splays

uplays

waylay

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

Common 7-letter LAY-words:

players

playing

display

delayed

playoff

belayed

bioplay

cosplay

flaying

layaway

layoffs

mellays

misplay

nonplay

outplay

owrelay

playact

playbus

playlet

relayed

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8 letter LAY-words icon
108

8-Letter Words With LAY

Common 8-letter LAY-words:

displays

playoffs

gameplay

belaying

claybank

clayiest

clayware

endplays

fireclay

layaways

laybacks

layering

layshaft

laytimes

mislayer

playgoer

playroom

playtime

quadplay

wordplay

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108

9-Letter Words With LAY

Common 9-letter LAY-words:

displayed

allayment

brickclay

claystone

claywares

delayable

gondelays

gunlayers

inlayings

laybacked

layerings

laystalls

misplayed

playactor

playgirls

playgoing

playwears

swordplay

underclay

wordplays

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

Common 10-letter LAY-words:

screenplay

displaying

cardplayer

claymation

displayers

fingerplay

forelaying

longplayer

minelayers

minelaying

monolayers

nonplaying

overlayers

overlaying

playacting

playgroups

playleader

playreader

powerplays

underplays

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11-Letter Words With LAY

Common 11-letter LAY-words:

claymations

counterplay

delayerings

displayable

hedgelaying

horseplayer

interlaying

laymanizing

longplayers

overplaying

pipeclaying

platelaying

playmakings

playschools

playthrough

roleplaying

screenplays

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

playboatings

playthroughs

playwritings

redisplaying

superplayers

swordplayers

tracklayings

underlayment

underplaying

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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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524 Common Words with LAY

Most Common Length
8
(108 words)
Avg Scrabble Score
15.4
(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 524 words in the English dictionary that contain LAY, and most of them are 8 letters long (108 words of that length).

  • What's the longest word containing LAY?

    The longest word containing LAY is "counterplaying" 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", "laymanizing" contain LAY and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "laymanizing" is worth 26 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", "belaying", "claybank".