/deɪ̯/
noun

Is DAY a Scrabble word?

Yes. DAY is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning The time when the Sun is above the horizon and it lights the sky.

Noun 4 meanings

  1. The time when the Sun is above the horizon and it lights the sky.

    “day and night; I work at night and sleep during the day.”

  2. A period of time equal or almost equal to a full day-night cycle, being 24 hours long.

    “I've been here for two days and a bit.”

  3. A 24-hour period beginning at 6am or sunrise.

    “Your 8am forecast: The high for the day will be 30 and the low, before dawn, will be 10.”

  4. A period of time between two set times which mark the beginning and the end of day in a calendar, such as from midnight to the following midnight or (Judaism) from nightfall to the following nightfall.

    “The day begins at midnight.”

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: day via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English day, from Old English dæġ, from Proto-West Germanic *dag, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz (“day”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”).

Similar and opposite words

Similar
daylightdaylengthdaytimephotoperiodnychthemeroneraepochage
Opposite
nightnightertalenighttidenighttimescotoperiodskotoperiod

DAY at a glance

DAY has 3 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (D 2 + A 1 + Y 4) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #115 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

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