Word Analysis:PLAYS

Overview

PLAYS10 is valid in the official English (British) and English (American) Scrabble dictionaries

This 5-letter word scores 10 points in Scrabble. Among its 3 valid anagrams are

palsy10,splay10andspyal10

It appears in 46 longer words, including

splays11anduplays11

Change one letter to create words such as

alays8andblays10

Definitionnoun

Plural of PLAY9.

Basic Information

Letters & Points

Length

5letters

Total Points

10points

Dictionaries

US VALID

UK VALID

Word Analysis

Vowel/Consonant Pattern

Quick Plays

Common Extensions

alays8 blays10

Anagrams (3)

Words using the exact same letters

PALSY10 SPLAY10 SPYAL10

Word Variations

Other valid words you can reach from PLAYS

One Letter Changes (12)

Same length, one letter swapped.

ALAYS8 BLAYS10 CLAYS10 FLAYS11 SLAYS8 PRAYS10 PLOYS10 PLAAS7 PLANS7 PLAPS9 PLATS7 PLAYA10

Minus 1 Letter (13)

One letter shorter, using only letters from PLAYS.

ALPS6 LAPS6 LAYS7 PALS6 PALY9 PAYS9 PLAY9 PYAS9 SALP6 SLAP6 SLAY7 SPAY9 YAPS9

Minus 2 Letters (20)

2 letters shorter, using only letters from PLAYS.

ALP5 ALS3 ASP5 AYS6 LAP5 LAS3 LAY6 PAL5 PAS5 PAY8 PLY8 PYA8 SAL3 SAP5 SAY6 SLY6 SPA5 SPY8 YAP8 YAS6

Plus 1 Letter (11)

Every letter of PLAYS plus 1 more.

LAYUPS11 PALAYS11 PLASHY14 PLATYS11 PLAYAS11 PSYLLA11 PYGALS12 SPLAYS11 SPYALS11 UPLAYS11 YPLAST11

Plus 2 Letters (20)

Every letter of PLAYS plus 2 more.

ALPHYLS15 APISHLY15 BYPLAYS17 CALYPSO14 COSPLAY14 CYPSELA14 FLYPAST15 KEYPALS16 MISPLAY14 PAYSLIP14 PLAYBUS14 SAPPILY14 SHAPELY15 SHARPLY15 SLIPWAY15 SPARKLY16 SPLASHY15 SPLAYED13 SPRAWLY15 WASPILY15

Add a Letter and Rearrange (11)

Every word you can spell with PLAYS's tiles plus one more, grouped by the tile you add.

Drop a Letter and Rearrange (13)

One tile shorter, letters free to move.

ALPS6 LAPS6 PALS6 SALP6 SLAP6 PALY9 PLAY9 LAYS7 SLAY7 PAYS9 PYAS9 SPAY9 YAPS9

Common Word Patterns (46)

Pattern matches for finding plays in tight spots

Prefixes by Length (35)

Suffixes by Length (11)

2-Letter Suffixes (1)

PLAYSET12

3-Letter Suffixes (4)

PLAYSETS13 PLAYSLIP15 PLAYSOME15 PLAYSUIT13

4-Letter Suffixes (3)

PLAYSCAPE18 PLAYSLIPS16 PLAYSUITS14

5-Letter Suffixes (2)

PLAYSCAPES19 PLAYSCHOOL20

6-Letter Suffixes (1)

PLAYSCHOOLS21

Words Containing "PLAYS" (46)

Longer words that include your word

6 Letters (2)

SPLAYS11 UPLAYS11

7 Letters (3)

BYPLAYS17 PLAYSET12 REPLAYS12

8 Letters (13)

AIRPLAYS13 BIOPLAYS15 COSPLAYS15 DISPLAYS14 ENDPLAYS14 GUNPLAYS14 MISPLAYS15 NONPLAYS13 OUTPLAYS13 PLAYSETS13 PLAYSLIP15 PLAYSOME15 PLAYSUIT13

9 Letters (13)

AUTOPLAYS14 DOWNPLAYS18 FOREPLAYS17 FOURPLAYS17 GAMEPLAYS17 HANDPLAYS18 OVERPLAYS17 PLAYSCAPE18 PLAYSLIPS16 PLAYSUITS14 QUADPLAYS24 TELEPLAYS14 WORDPLAYS18

10 Letters (11)

HORSEPLAYS18 INTERPLAYS15 MATCHPLAYS22 MEDALPLAYS18 PHOTOPLAYS20 PLAYSCAPES19 PLAYSCHOOL20 POWERPLAYS20 REDISPLAYS16 SWORDPLAYS19 UNDERPLAYS16

11 Letters (3)

FINGERPLAYS20 PLAYSCHOOLS21 SCREENPLAYS18

12 Letters (1)

COUNTERPLAYS19

High Scoring Words (10)

Base tile scores, before any premium square is counted

quadplays24 pts

matchplays22 pts

playschools21 pts

photoplays20 pts

playschool20 pts

powerplays20 pts

fingerplays20 pts

playscapes19 pts

swordplays19 pts

counterplays19 pts

Bingo Words (44)

Bonus scoring opportunities

7-Letter Words (3)