Unscramble delay

Unscramble DELAY and you have 42 words, DELAY itself among them: it scores 9 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. 2 anagrams of DELAY are on the page: LAYED and LEADY, each 9 points. Among the shorter answers, 4 reach 8 points, LADY, YALD and YEAD among them. 5 letters: 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

ADLEY unscrambles to DELAY: these are all the words its letters make. Looking for yeald, lydae, dleya, leayd, yedal, yelad, dyeal, laedy, yadle or ealdy? They use the same letters as DELAY, so the words on this page are their answers too.

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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.

Possible Words From delay

By length, the words from DELAY split into 3 with 5 letters, 9 with 4, 18 with 3 and 12 with 2.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with delay

The 5-letter words made with DELAY letters are 3: DELAY itself and 2 anagrams, LEADY and LAYED. Each scores 9 points.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with delay

4 of 9 4-letter words in DELAY tie at 8 points; none scores more. LEAD, DEAL and LADY will look familiar.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with delay

Among 18 3-letter words from DELAY, the top score is 7, reached by 4. DAY, LED and LAY are the familiar ones.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with delay

AY, YA and YE are the top 2-letter words you get when you unscramble DELAY, 5 points each.

Change One Tile in DELAY

These 6 words have the length of DELAY, with one letter different:

D R gives EARLY · unscramble early
E I gives DAILY · unscramble daily
Y I gives IDEAL · words from ideal
Y T gives DELTA · unscramble delta
D F gives LEAFY · unscramble leafy
E M gives MADLY · unscramble madly

More 5-letter words: starting with DE · ending in AY · all 5-letter words

Definitions for the Top DELAY Plays

The meaning of DELAY, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.

Scrabble · Words With Friends points

DELAY 9 · 9: to put off to a later time
LAYED 9 · 9: to deposit as a wager
LEADY 9 · 9: resembling lead
LADY 8 · 8: a woman of refinement and gentle manners
YALD 8 · 8: full of vigor
YELD 8 · 8: not giving milk
DAY 7 · 6: the time between sunrise and sunset
DEY 7 · 6: a former North African ruler

Can You Play DELAY in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

Yes. DELAY is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.

Game	Scrabble US	Scrabble UK	Words With Friends*
DELAY itself	Yes	Yes	Yes
Answers accepted (of 42)	36	42	35

* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.

6 of the 42 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: YEAD, YAD, YALE, YAE, DAE and EA. 1 of the 42 answers is missing from Words With Friends*: DA.

Add a Letter to DELAY

With one more tile, the letters of DELAY spell the words below.