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.

3 letter LAY-words icon
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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

allay

belay

blays

clays

flays

inlay

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

alayed

allays

belays

clayed

cullay

flayed

flayer

layins

layman

layups

mellay

onlays

playas

replay

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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

belayer

bilayer

claying

endplay

flaying

forelay

layaway

laylock

layover

parlays

playbus

playday

playset

splayed

virelay

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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

layettes

laytimes

laywoman

playbill

playdown

playlist

playmate

playpens

playtime

rokelays

slayable

superlay

unlaying

vilayets

waylayer

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102

9-Letter Words With LAY

Common 9-letter LAY-words:

displayed

allayings

balayages

bangalays

claybanks

claystone

fourplays

gondelays

interlays

layerages

laystalls

mislaying

overplays

pipeclays

playables

playbills

playfield

playrooms

roundelay

undelayed

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10 letter LAY-words icon
76

10-Letter Words With LAY

Common 10-letter LAY-words:

screenplay

displaying

balayaging

drainlayer

horseplays

jambalayas

laypersons

manslayers

photoplays

platelayer

playbusses

playgoings

playhouses

playmakers

playreader

playschool

strokeplay

swordplays

underclays

underplays

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11 letter LAY-words icon
49

11-Letter Words With LAY

Common 11-letter LAY-words:

ballplayers

cardplayers

chessplayer

displayable

horseplayer

multilayers

multiplayer

pipeclaying

platelayers

platelaying

playability

playgrounds

playleaders

playlisting

playmakings

playwriting

redisplayed

superplayer

tracklaying

underlayers

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17

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 "interlayerings" 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", "laymanize", "jambalaya", "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".