Common 5-letter words that contain AY
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- today★9the present day
- maybe★12by chance
- layer★8single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
- array★8an orderly arrangement
- delay★9to put off to a later time
- plays★10to engage in amusement or sport
- spray★10a pesticide in suspension or solution
- mayor★10the chief executive official of a city or borough
- essay★8an analytic or interpretive literary composition
- relay★8to lay again
- stays★8to continue in a place or condition
- decay★11the process of gradually becoming inferior
- assay★8an appraisal of the state of affairs
- kayak★16to travel in an Inuit canoe
- trays★8a flat, shallow receptacle
- stray★8to wander from the proper area or course
All 141 words
5-letter words with A (21)
Top score: APPAY, 12 points
5-letter words with B (12)
Top score: BYWAY, 16 points. a side road
5-letter words with C (5)
Top score: CHAYA, 13 points (tied with one other)
5-letter words with D (8)
Top score: DAYCH, 14 points
5-letter words with E (2)
Top score: EMBAY, 12 points. to enclose in a bay
5-letter words with F (7)
Top score: FAYED, 12 points. to join closely
5-letter words with G (5)
Top score: GAYLY, 12 points. in a gay manner
5-letter words with H (4)
Top score: HAYEY, 14 points. resembling hay
5-letter words with I (2)
Top score: IXNAY, 15 points. to put an end to
5-letter words with K (5)
Top score: KAYAK, 16 points. to travel in an Inuit canoe
5-letter words with L (4)
Top score: LAYUP, 10 points. a shot in basketball
5-letter words with M (8)
Top score: MAYBE, 12 points. by chance
5-letter words with N (1)
Top score: NOWAY, 11 points. in no way
5-letter words with O (2)
Top score: OKAYS, 12 points. to approve
5-letter words with P (9)
Top score: PAYED, 11 points (tied with one other). to give money or something of value in exchange for goods or services
5-letter words with Q (2)
Top score: QUAYD, 18 points
5-letter words with R (10)
Top score: RAYAH, 11 points. a non-Muslim inhabitant of Turkey
5-letter words with S (20)
Top score: SHAYS, 11 points (tied with four others). a chaise
5-letter words with T (6)
Top score: TOKAY, 12 points. a Malaysian gecko
5-letter words with U (4)
Top score: UNPAY, 10 points (tied with one other)
5-letter words with V (1)
Top score: VACAY, 13 points. a vacation
5-letter words with W (1)
Top score: WAYED, 12 points
5-letter words with X (1)
Top score: XRAYS, 15 points
5-letter words with Z (1)
Top score: ZAYIN, 17 points. a Hebrew letter
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5 letter words with other letter pairs
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