Unscramble layer

Unscramble LAYER and you have 52 words, LAYER itself among them: it scores 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. It has 4 anagrams, each with the same 8 points: EARLY, LEARY, RAYLE and RELAY. The best shorter words score 7: 11 of them, YEAR, RELY and YALE included. It has 5 letters, 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

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

Possible Words From layer

By length, the words from LAYER split into 5 with 5 letters, 18 with 4, 18 with 3 and 11 with 2.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with layer

LAYER and 4 anagrams, RELAY, RAYLE, LEARY and EARLY, make up the 5-letter words in LAYER; each scores 8 points.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with layer

Of the 18 4-letter words made with LAYER letters, 11 score 7 points, the group's best. YEAR, REAL and RELY are the ones most people know.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with layer

12 of 18 3-letter words from LAYER tie at 6 points; none scores more. ARE, RAY and ERA will look familiar.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with layer

AY, YA and YE share the top score of 5 among the 2-letter words you get when you unscramble LAYER.

Neighbor Words of LAYER

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

More 5-letter words: starting with LA · ending in ER · all 5-letter words

Definitions for the Top LAYER Plays

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

Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends

LAYER 8 · 8
to form a single thickness
EARLY 8 · 8
near the beginning of a period of time or a series of events
RELAY 8 · 8
to lay again
AERY 7 · 6
having the nature of air
ARYL 7 · 7
a univalent radical
EYRA 7 · 6
a wild cat of tropical America
LYRE 7 · 7
an ancient harp-like instrument
RELY 7 · 7
to place trust or confidence

Is LAYER Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

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

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
LAYER itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 52)415240

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

Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RAYLE, AYRE, LYRA, RYAL, YALE, ARY, YAE, ARLE, LAER, LARE and EA, 11 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: YER.

Longer Words Built on LAYER

Each word below uses all the letters of LAYER and one more.

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